Recorded 1900–2008 Boys' name Peak 1953 1,479 births

Waymond — boys' name

1,479 babies named Waymond in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Waymond was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

43 babies were named Waymond in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waymond

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,479 babies named Waymond between 1900 and 2008, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waymond currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waymond performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 304 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Waymond shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Waymond in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waymond 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 1,479 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.

Waymond at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

1,479

Since 1900

109 years of records

Peak year

1953

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1900

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2008

Waymond popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1900

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1953)
43
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Waymond by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
304 births that decade — 21% of Waymond's all-time total
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Waymond by state

Where Waymond concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Waymond
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
94 6.4%
#2 Georgia
47 3.2%
#3 Alabama
10 0.7%
#4 South Carolina
5 0.3%
#5 Tennessee
5 0.3%
Texas share of Waymond's total US births 6.4%
Even split

94 of 1,479 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waymond?
1,479 babies have been named Waymond since 1900. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1953 with 43 births.
When was Waymond most popular?
Waymond was most popular in the 1950s decade with 304 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Waymond most popular?
The top states for the name Waymond are Texas (94 births), Georgia (47 births), Alabama (10 births).
How long has the name Waymond been used?
Waymond has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 109 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Waymond?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Wayne, Waylon, Waymon, Wayland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1900–2008 (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.