Wayne

English occupational name

"maker of wagons"

Wayne Origin and Meaning

The name Wayne is a boy's name of English origin meaning "maker of wagons".

When Marion Michael Morrison became John Wayne around 1930, his last name took on an air of cowboy cool that lasted about thirty years, but by now it's strictly a dad or granddad name.

Wayne Rank in US Top 1000

# 686 in the US

Wayne Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 356 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Wayne

• 686 US 2024
• 356 Nameberry 2025
• 809 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Wayne

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• Clint
• Russell
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• Bruce
• Reggie
• Marshall
• Glen
• Barry
• Bobby
• Billy
• Larry
• Roy

Famous People Named Wayne

• 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

The name 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"

International Variations of the name Wayne

• Vaino Finnish