Weyman
Weyman is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Andrew D. Weyman, American television director and producer Daniel Weyman, English actor Michael Weyman, Australian rugby league footballer Stanley J. Weyman (1855–1928), English novelist Stanley Clifford Weyman (1890–1960), American multiple impostor Weyman Bouchery (1683–1712), English Latin poet
Meaning & Origin of Weyman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Weyman is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Andrew D. Weyman, American television director and producer Daniel Weyman, English actor Michael Weyman, Australian rugby league footballer Stanley J. Weyman (1855–1928), English novelist Stanley Clifford Weyman (1890–1960), American multiple impostor Weyman Bouchery (1683–1712), English Latin poet
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The Story of Weyman
The earliest SSA record of Weyman as a baby boy name dates back to 1911, when 6 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Weyman — #1,811 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Weyman on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Weyman last appeared in the published SSA data in 1975, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 562 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Weyman
Weyman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 562 births in the dataset. Weyman's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,811. Use the chart and map above to compare Weyman'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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