Waitman — boys' name

What the Data Says About Waitman

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Waitman between 1913 and 1948, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waitman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waitman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Waitman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Waitman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waitman 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 48 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.