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Wayne

Pronounced W EY1 N (ARPABET)

  • 1 syllable
  • Peaked 1947
  • 145 years in use
  • 2 spellings
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How popular is Wayne?

Wayne is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 356,189 children — the 103rd most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1947, when 10,168 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Wane and Wain — because they are pronounced identically.

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1947Boys: 10,168Girls: 33

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Wayne and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Wane
  • Wain

Characteristics

  • 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
W EY1 N
Stress pattern:
1
Syllables:
1

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Wayne

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Wayne

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Wayne?
Wayne ranks 103rd among boys' names in US records, with 356,189 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,259.
Is Wayne a unisex name?
No. Wayne is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Wayne most popular?
1947, when 10,168 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Wayne spelled?
Wane, Wain. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.