How Many People Are Named Wei?
people named Wei are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 960,069 people in the US has this name
Based on 369 babies named Wei in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
20 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Chinese 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 巍 (wēi) meaning "high, lofty, towering" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary". As a feminine name it can come from 微 (wēi) meaning "small" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern". This name can be formed by other Chinese characters besides those shown here.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Wei, 21.7% were girls and 78.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Wei fell from 34.6% in the 1980s to 23.4% in the 1990s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wei alive today is about 32 years old, and 56% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 25 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wei first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 2001, to 20 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wei has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,910, in 1984. In 2025 it ranked #10,610. Among girls, its best rank was #7,974, in 1987.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #10,610 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,910 (1984) | #7,974 (1987) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,270 in the 1990s | #11,474 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wei alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wei were born in New York than in any other state: about 108 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wei was given about 14.2 times as often in New York.
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