Waiz
Robert L. Waiz Jr is a politician of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He works in real estate and has been on the city council and served as mayor. Waiz, a Democrat, was first elected mayor in 2003, defeating two-term incumbent Tom Galligan in the May Democratic primary and then defeating Republican Monty Snelling in the November general election.
Meaning & Origin of Waiz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robert L. Waiz Jr is a politician of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He works in real estate and has been on the city council and served as mayor. Waiz, a Democrat, was first elected mayor in 2003, defeating two-term incumbent Tom Galligan in the May Democratic primary and then defeating Republican Monty Snelling in the November general election.
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The Story of Waiz
The earliest SSA record of Waiz as a baby boy name dates back to 2009, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Waiz — #12,490 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Waiz on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Waiz last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Waiz
Waiz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Waiz's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #12,490. Use the chart and map above to compare Waiz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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