Weyman
Masculine
Weyman is an English surname given as a first name, two syllables with a gentle start. It belongs in literature to Stanley Weyman, whose swashbuckling novels of old France were read everywhere.
How old is the name Weyman?
Weyman first appears in US birth records in 1911 — 114 years ago. The typical Weyman alive today was born around 1936, making them about 89 years old. About 200 people named Weyman are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Weyman most popular?
Weyman peaked in 1911, reaching #1537 nationally. See the whole 1911 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Weyman
Stanley Weyman was a quiet English barrister who became one of the most popular novelists of his day with Under the Red Robe and A Gentleman of France, cloak-and-sword adventures set in the France of Cardinal Richelieu. His surname crossed the Atlantic in other families and became an occasional American first name. Weyman has no settled meaning, but it has a novelist's echo, the sound of a name on the spine of a well-thumbed book.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source settles the origin of Weyman. It is an English surname, sometimes linked to Old English personal names and sometimes to a word for a traveler, but no reading is established.
Pronouncing Weyman
WAY-mun
Stress on the first syllable. Some say WY-mun.
Nicknames for Weyman
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1911
- Most boys named
- 191918 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1537reached in 1911
- Change vs 1970
- +100.0%10 in 1975, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Weymans among us
people named Weyman are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Weyman sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds dignified and traditional.
- It is almost never given now, so it is distinctive.
- People will write Wayman or Waymon.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Weymans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Weyman are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Weyman in 2025?
- Weyman is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Weyman with classmates?
- Weyman will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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