Wayne
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About Wayne
Variation of Wainwright
1 syllable.
As of September 2026, Wayne ranked #655 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #29 in 1946, Nameberry popularity #284.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #789 | 292 | 152 |
| 2015 | #744 | 325 | 169.6 |
| 2016 | #740 | 330 | 173.9 |
| 2017 | #810 | 281 | 151.8 |
| 2018 | #778 | 299 | 164.6 |
| 2019 | #746 | 321 | 178.9 |
| 2020 | #775 | 305 | 176.7 |
| 2021 | #781 | 316 | 180.6 |
| 2022 | #770 | 329 | 188.4 |
| 2023 | #734 | 359 | 209.9 |
| 2024 | #686 | 394 | 228.7 |
| 2025 | #655 | 422 | 247.1 |
World rankings
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- Wayne Douglas Gretzky
Canadian hockey player
- (Carson) Wayne Newton
American singer
- Wayne Alphonso Brady
American singer, comedian, and actor
- Wayne Hardnett
Jr. aka Bone Crusher, American rapper
- Lil Wayne (born Dwayne Carter Jr.)
American rapper
- Wayne Richard Ferreira
South African tennis player
- Wayne Mark Rooney
English footballer
- Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist
- Wayne Arthurs
Australian tennis player
- Wayne Hamilton Black
Zimbabwean tennis player
- (Daniel) Wayne "Wing" Sermon
American musician of band Imagine Dragons
Wayne in pop culture
- Wayne Campbell
main character in the "Wayne's World" series
- Wayne Arnold
oldest boy on TV's "The Wonder Years"
- Wayne Rigsby
character on TV's "The Mentalist"
- Wayne Ahmadyar
character in "Sims" series
- Bruce Wayne aka Batman
superhero
- Wayne Fields
Emily Fields' father on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
- Wayne Hopkins
character in J.K. Rowling's "The Original Forty"
- "Welcome To The Wayne"
a Nickelodeon cartoon
- Wayne "Duck" Newton
character in the second campaign of the podcast "The Adventure Zone"
Variations & nicknames
- VainoFinnish