Recorded 2021–2023 Boys' name Peak 2022 24 births

Waiks — boys' name

24 babies named Waiks in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s24
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Waiks was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

12 babies were named Waiks in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waiks

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Waiks between 2021 and 2023, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waiks currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waiks performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waiks in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Waiks at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

24

Since 2021

3 years of records

Peak year

2022

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2021

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2023

Waiks popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2021

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
12
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
468101214 202320222021 5

Waiks by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
24 births that decade — 100% of Waiks's all-time total
2020s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waiks?
24 babies have been named Waiks since 2021. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 12 births.
When was Waiks most popular?
Waiks was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Waiks been used?
Waiks has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 3 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Waiks?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Waino, Wai, Waitman, Waid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2021–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.