How Many People Are Named Wai?
people named Wai are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,383,744 people in the US has this name
Based on 262 babies named Wai in Social Security records from 1970 to 1999, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
26 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Wai, 34.3% were girls and 65.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wai alive today is about 42 years old, and 96% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 38 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wai first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1982, to 26 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1999.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 1999
🏆 Rank History
Wai has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,904, in 1977. Among girls, its best rank was #5,525, in 1982.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,904 (1977) | #5,525 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,235 in the 1980s | #11,337 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wai alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wai were born in New York than in any other state: about 76 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wai was given about 14 times as often in New York.
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