Wayne

Meaning: Wagon maker
Origin: English surname

Boy's name · #655 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Wayne is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1946, when it ranked #29. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 355,000 boys since 1880, ranked #655 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#676 in Ireland (2025) · #1,207 in Canada (2025) · #1,427 in France (2025) · #2,664 in England & Wales (2025) · #6,972 in Ecuador (2025) · #24,317 in Italy (2024) · #3,431 in Austria (2023) · #2,145 in Sweden (2014) · #590 in Scotland (2013) · #299 in N. Ireland (2003) · #348 in New Zealand (1998) · #908 in Belgium (1995) and 2 more.

Famous Waynes

Wayne Rooney — English football player and manager (born 1985)
Wayne Gretzky — Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1961)
Wayne Bridge — English footballer (born 1980)
Wayne Knight — American actor (born 1955)
Wayne Shorter — American jazz saxophonist and composer (1933–2023)
Wayne Brady — American TV host and actor (born 1972)
Wayne Dyer — American writer (1940–2015)
Wayne Hennessey — Welsh footballer (born 1987)

In stories & tradition

Wayne Palmer — 24 (TV series)
Wayne Rigsby — The Mentalist (TV series)
Wayne Duncan — Neighbours (TV series)

What Waynes become

Among 1,828 notable people named Wayne:

Sports figures appear 2.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Wayne Rooney, English football player and manager (born 1985).

Similar names: Roger · Wade · Dwayne · Ronnie · Zayne · Dale

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