Wayne
4 countries#652 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Wayne was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
356,422 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #652 · peaked in 1947 with 10,202 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
901 births recorded 1974–2013 · peaked in 1974 with 76 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
685 births recorded 1954–2022 · currently #1032 · peaked in 2014 with 43 births
Most common in: Guyane, Essonne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d'Oise, Guadeloupe
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
15 births recorded 1997–2003 · peaked in 1997 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Wayne’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #647 | — |
| 2007 | #675 | ↓28 |
| 2008 | #691 | ↓16 |
| 2009 | #752 | ↓61 |
| 2010 | #780 | ↓28 |
| 2011 | #702 | ↑78 |
| 2012 | #778 | ↓76 |
| 2013 | #756 | ↑22 |
| 2014 | #789 | ↓33 |
| 2015 | #744 | ↑45 |
| 2016 | #739 | ↑5 |
| 2017 | #809 | ↓70 |
| 2018 | #776 | ↑33 |
| 2019 | #745 | ↑31 |
| 2020 | #774 | ↓29 |
| 2021 | #778 | ↓4 |
| 2022 | #768 | ↑10 |
| 2023 | #733 | ↑35 |
| 2024 | #686 | ↑47 |
| 2025 | #652 | ↑34 |
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