Wayne
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning wagon maker or cart driver.
Babies a year
274
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#655
up from #686
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies
How Wayne has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #747 |
| 2016 | #740 |
| 2017 | #810 |
| 2018 | #777 |
| 2019 | #747 |
| 2020 | #776 |
| 2021 | #782 |
| 2022 | #769 |
| 2023 | #734 |
| 2024 | #686 |
| 2025 | #655 |
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Wayne. In the US, 274 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 10,169 in 1947.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Wayne was most common in 1950, when it went to 0.51% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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