Wayne
Last seen for girls in 1992 at #13,317 · #652 for boys in 2025, 422 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1946 · 8,807 births
- Debut · boys
- 23 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 57 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 354,818since 1880
Wayne over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #652 | 422 | |
| 2024 | — | #686 | 396 | |
| 2023 | — | #733 | 359 | |
| 2022 | — | #768 | 329 | |
| 2021 | — | #778 | 318 | |
| 2020 | — | #774 | 305 | |
| 2019 | — | #745 | 322 | |
| 2018 | — | #776 | 299 | |
| 2017 | — | #809 | 281 | |
| 2016 | — | #739 | 330 | |
| 2015 | — | #744 | 325 | |
| 2014 | — | #789 | 292 | |
| 2013 | — | #756 | 301 | |
| 2012 | — | #778 | 291 | |
| 2011 | — | #702 | 327 | |
| 2010 | — | #780 | 284 | |
| 2009 | — | #752 | 304 | |
| 2008 | — | #691 | 344 | |
| 2007 | — | #675 | 354 | |
| 2006 | — | #647 | 358 | |
| 2005 | — | #667 | 319 | |
| 2004 | — | #597 | 364 | |
| 2003 | — | #577 | 382 | |
| 2002 | — | #533 | 420 | |
| 2001 | — | #527 | 421 | |
| 2000 | — | #505 | 453 | |
| 1999 | — | #453 | 507 | |
| 1998 | — | #436 | 525 | |
| 1997 | — | #436 | 515 | |
| 1996 | — | #388 | 605 | |
| 1995 | — | #358 | 674 | |
| 1994 | — | #332 | 746 | |
| 1993 | — | #318 | 834 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #293 | 917 |
| 1991 | — | #263 | 1,031 | |
| 1990 | — | #242 | 1,148 | |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #231 | 1,168 |
| 1988 | #5,065 | 16 | #209 | 1,242 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #200 | 1,298 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #191 | 1,343 |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #184 | 1,384 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #174 | 1,478 |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 | #171 | 1,529 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #159 | 1,714 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #156 | 1,751 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #146 | 1,843 |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #149 | 1,831 |
| 1978 | #3,924 | 18 | #138 | 1,888 |
| 1977 | #3,911 | 18 | #137 | 1,950 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #131 | 2,020 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #120 | 2,134 |
| 1974 | #3,008 | 23 | #120 | 2,216 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #107 | 2,448 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #103 | 2,792 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #92 | 3,331 |
| 1970 | #2,577 | 28 | #80 | 4,006 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | #75 | 3,896 |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | #63 | 4,251 |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 | #62 | 4,470 |
| 1966 | #2,519 | 23 | #59 | 4,891 |
| 1965 | #2,744 | 20 | #65 | 5,112 |
| 1964 | #2,600 | 23 | #61 | 5,832 |
| 1963 | #2,619 | 22 | #63 | 6,031 |
| 1962 | #2,210 | 29 | #63 | 6,324 |
| 1961 | #2,299 | 27 | #61 | 6,762 |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | #58 | 7,193 |
| 1959 | #1,951 | 33 | #51 | 7,878 |
| 1958 | #2,117 | 28 | #48 | 8,329 |
| 1957 | #2,067 | 28 | #47 | 8,687 |
| 1956 | #1,871 | 33 | #45 | 8,717 |
| 1955 | #2,024 | 28 | #44 | 8,728 |
| 1954 | #1,677 | 37 | #41 | 9,175 |
| 1953 | #1,872 | 29 | #40 | 8,905 |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 | #38 | 9,087 |
| 1951 | #2,182 | 21 | #37 | 9,327 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 | #35 | 9,259 |
| 1949 | #1,807 | 28 | #35 | 8,927 |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | #34 | 8,682 |
| 1947 | #1,661 | 33 | #30 | 10,169 |
| 1946 | #2,153 | 19 | #29 | 8,807 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #35 | 6,738 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #37 | 6,724 |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 | #41 | 6,761 |
| 1942 | #1,860 | 21 | #41 | 6,484 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 | #37 | 6,112 |
| 1940 | #1,792 | 20 | #39 | 5,727 |
| 1939 | #1,514 | 25 | #39 | 5,653 |
| 1938 | #1,343 | 30 | #40 | 5,226 |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 | #44 | 4,613 |
| 1936 | #2,032 | 15 | #45 | 4,409 |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | #49 | 4,057 |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | #48 | 4,035 |
| 1933 | #1,311 | 30 | #52 | 3,562 |
| 1932 | #1,488 | 26 | #57 | 3,388 |
| 1931 | #1,594 | 23 | #58 | 3,217 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | #65 | 2,981 |
| 1929 | #1,419 | 29 | #69 | 2,741 |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | #69 | 2,855 |
| 1927 | #1,486 | 30 | #67 | 2,882 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | #68 | 2,811 |
| 1925 | #1,891 | 21 | #74 | 2,713 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #74 | 2,730 |
| 1923 | #1,736 | 24 | #75 | 2,597 |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 | #78 | 2,476 |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 | #81 | 2,417 |
| 1920 | #1,952 | 20 | #86 | 2,180 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 | #90 | 1,955 |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | #91 | 1,912 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | #96 | 1,715 |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | #98 | 1,587 |
| 1915 | #1,964 | 16 | #97 | 1,517 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #111 | 1,001 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #113 | 760 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #118 | 617 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #126 | 280 |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | #141 | 228 |
| 1909 | — | #153 | 163 | |
| 1908 | — | #137 | 178 | |
| 1907 | — | #152 | 148 | |
| 1906 | — | #167 | 116 | |
| 1905 | — | #177 | 107 | |
| 1904 | — | #193 | 92 | |
| 1903 | — | #180 | 92 | |
| 1902 | — | #185 | 90 | |
| 1901 | — | #170 | 87 | |
| 1900 | — | #213 | 85 | |
| 1899 | — | #224 | 57 | |
| 1898 | — | #211 | 68 | |
| 1897 | — | #243 | 51 | |
| 1896 | — | #246 | 55 | |
| 1895 | — | #235 | 56 | |
| 1894 | — | #224 | 58 | |
| 1893 | — | #229 | 55 | |
| 1892 | — | #312 | 35 | |
| 1891 | — | #308 | 29 | |
| 1890 | — | #252 | 45 | |
| 1889 | — | #305 | 32 | |
| 1888 | — | #280 | 41 | |
| 1887 | — | #307 | 29 | |
| 1886 | — | #357 | 23 | |
| 1885 | — | #355 | 24 | |
| 1884 | — | #296 | 34 | |
| 1883 | — | #331 | 25 | |
| 1882 | — | #377 | 22 | |
| 1881 | — | #289 | 30 | |
| 1880 | — | #356 | 23 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wayne was already there! It came in at #356, and was given to 23 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 31 boys a year got the name.
Where Wayne is popular in 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maryland#62 · 1 in 323
- Maine#74 · 1 in 351
- Delaware#79 · 1 in 425
- Pennsylvania#79 · 1 in 485
- Massachusetts#79 · 1 in 500
Best ever in a state: #6 in Hawaii, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #62 | 67 | 1 in 323 |
| Maine | #74 | 20 | 1 in 351 |
| Delaware | #79 | 8 | 1 in 425 |
| Massachusetts | #79 | 66 | 1 in 500 |
| Pennsylvania | #79 | 153 | 1 in 485 |
| Vermont | #82 | 8 | 1 in 345 |
| Montana | #83 | 14 | 1 in 394 |
| Virginia | #83 | 71 | 1 in 458 |
| Rhode Island | #84 | 10 | 1 in 526 |
| Hawaii | #85 | 19 | 1 in 334 |
| Alaska | #88 | 8 | 1 in 392 |
| New Jersey | #89 | 67 | 1 in 622 |
| Connecticut | #91 | 27 | 1 in 592 |
| New Hampshire | #91 | 10 | 1 in 549 |
| South Dakota | #104 | 9 | 1 in 561 |
| Minnesota | #106 | 41 | 1 in 702 |
| New York | #107 | 163 | 1 in 697 |
| Utah | #107 | 28 | 1 in 627 |
| Wisconsin | #107 | 44 | 1 in 731 |
| Michigan | #108 | 90 | 1 in 715 |
| Florida | #111 | 80 | 1 in 625 |
| Ohio | #112 | 104 | 1 in 745 |
| Wyoming | #114 | 6 | 1 in 506 |
| Indiana | #117 | 49 | 1 in 826 |
| North Dakota | #118 | 8 | 1 in 668 |
| Kansas | #123 | 20 | 1 in 780 |
| Washington | #124 | 35 | 1 in 739 |
| South Carolina | #125 | 33 | 1 in 627 |
| Louisiana | #129 | 56 | 1 in 589 |
| Idaho | #132 | 11 | 1 in 719 |
| Iowa | #132 | 21 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Missouri | #135 | 35 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Nevada | #137 | 5 | 1 in 757 |
| District of Columbia | #142 | 12 | 1 in 658 |
| Nebraska | #146 | 11 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Georgia | #151 | 45 | 1 in 841 |
| Oregon | #153 | 17 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Illinois | #157 | 81 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Arizona | #161 | 22 | 1 in 845 |
| Kentucky | #161 | 23 | 1 in 1,226 |
| West Virginia | #169 | 10 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Colorado | #176 | 18 | 1 in 1,090 |
| Arkansas | #177 | 14 | 1 in 1,102 |
| North Carolina | #179 | 33 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Oklahoma | #186 | 15 | 1 in 1,324 |
| California | #195 | 140 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Tennessee | #207 | 20 | 1 in 1,596 |
| Alabama | #212 | 20 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Mississippi | #242 | 13 | 1 in 1,475 |
| New Mexico | #272 | 6 | 1 in 1,580 |
| Texas | #273 | 64 | 1 in 1,753 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Wayne
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 34 spots since 2024 (#686 → #652)
- 122 spots since 2020 (#774 → #652)
- 92 spots since 2015 (#744 → #652)
- Biggest jump: 83 spots in 1893 (#312 → #229)
- Biggest drop: 88 spots in 1882 (#289 → #377)
Rise & fade · boys
66 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1946 at #29 (8,807 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 57 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 57 yrs · run 1915–1971
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 180
- Highest: 1 in 180 boys born in 1947 were named Wayne (0.56%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,048 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #29 in 1946, was only 1 in 184 (0.54%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
- 24.8% of all boys named Wayne (88,092) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 283 | #280 (1888) | #325 |
| 1890s | 509 | #211 (1898) | #248 |
| 1900s | 1,158 | #137 (1908) | #173 |
| 1910s | 11,572 | #90 (1919) | #108 |
| 1920s | 26,402 | #67 (1927) | #74 |
| 1930s | 41,141 | #39 (1939) | #50 |
| 1940s | 75,131 | #29 (1946) | #36 |
| 1950s | 88,092 | #35 (1950) | #43 |
| 1960s | 54,762 | #58 (1960) | #63 |
| 1970s | 24,616 | #80 (1970) | #118 |
| 1980s | 14,750 | #146 (1980) | #182 |
| 1990s | 7,502 | #242 (1990) | #352 |
| 2000s | 3,719 | #505 (2000) | #617 |
| 2010s | 3,052 | #702 (2011) | #762 |
| 2020s | 2,129 | #652 (2025) | #732 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wayne in 1977
girls
#3,911
18 births · 1 in 85,175 girls
boys
#137
1,950 births · 1 in 843 boys
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 85,175 of them was named Wayne, which outranked 65.5% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Wayne
- #3,761Wilhelmina19
- #3,761Wynette19
- #3,761Zachary19
- #3,911Wayne18
- #3,911Adrienna18
- #3,911Aleah18
- #3,911Aleatha18
- #4,069Allyn17
- #4,069Alyshia17
- #4,069Alyssia17
Tied with 157 names at #3,911; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 843 of them was named Wayne, which outranked 98.0% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).