Wayne Brady
There are approximately 51 people named Wayne Brady living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Wayne with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brady. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
51
1 in 6,720,673
Named Wayne
216K
Alive today
Named Brady
80K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 216K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Top Census group: White (80.4%)
Estimated bearers: 80K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #465
Per 100K: 23.44
Top ancestry: White (84.4%)
First name trend
Wayne: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Wayne. The peak year was 1947 with 10,201 births. The average person named Wayne today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Wayne
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Wayne, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 80.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Wayne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Wayne at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.4% · 171,256
- Black or African American12.0% · 25,595
- Two or more races2.5% · 5,406
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 5,351
- Hispanic or Latino1.7% · 3,647
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1,778
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Brady surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brady, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Brady described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Brady at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.4% · 59,096
- Black or African American6.8% · 4,770
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 2,627
- Two or more races3.5% · 2,445
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 611
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 498
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Wayne has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0631% of the US population, based on 216,378 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Wayne right now.
The surname Brady appears at a rate of 23.44 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0234%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 51 people with the full name Wayne Brady. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Wayne
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FAQ
Wayne Brady: questions and answers
How many people are named Wayne Brady?
We estimate approximately 51 people in the United States share the full name Wayne Brady. That works out to about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0631%) with the surname frequency (23.44 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Wayne Brady?
We classify Wayne Brady as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,720,673 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Wayne a male or female name?
Wayne is predominantly male. Out of 355,989 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Wayne profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Wayne Brady?
You can see how many people are called Wayne Brady on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.