Masculine dossier · first seen 1898

Wyman

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1922

Peak era

1922

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

Quick answers about Wyman

How many people are named Wyman?

An estimated 1,338 living Americans are named Wyman.

How rare is Wyman?

Wyman fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Wyman?

The median age of a living American named Wyman is approximately 58 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 71 years old.

Is Wyman still popular?

Not especially. Wyman has been declining since its 1922 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Wyman most common?

Wyman has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 7.0× more often than the national baseline.

1898Peak 19222025

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

3,066

Wyman last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 3,066 American boys received the name.

Wyman peaked in 1922, when 63 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 3,066 Americans named Wyman since 1898.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1922

Living profile

1,510

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age61

Core range42–73

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.

Geographic heartland

South Carolina

7.0× higher affinity than the national baseline.

South Carolina · 1940s 7.0×

Georgia · 1950s 5.2×

Georgia · 1940s 4.6×