Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Wayman isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wayman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,850
- 2,850 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 59 in 1950. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,231 as a first name in 2020; 5,174 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wayman’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Wayman
- Wayman TisdaleAmerican basketball player and smooth jazz bass guitarist (1964–2009)
- Wayman BrittAmerican basketball playerborn 1952
- Wayman Elbridge AdamsAmerican painter (1883-1959)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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