Wayne

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Wayne first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 38 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1960 with 1,041 babies (rank #12 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Wayne

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Wayne yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,640

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,041

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Wayne

Wayne Rooneyassociation football player · b. 1985
Wayne Gretzkyice hockey player · b. 1961
Wayne Knightfilm actor · b. 1955
Wayne Bridgeassociation football player · b. 1980
Wayne Shorterjazz musician · b. 1933

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Other boys' names starting with W

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	423	#29
1953	584	#15
1954	725	#11
1955	826	#11
1956	730	#11
1957	790	#11
1958	852	#10
1959	798	#11
1960	1,041	#12
1961	988	#12
1962	939	#14
1963	899	#14
1964	862	#16
1965	839	#14
1966	786	#17
1967	755	#19
1968	704	#19
1969	736	#22
1970	623	#23
1971	599	#27
1972	508	#31
1973	419	#33
1974	416	#32
1975	380	#35
1976	309	#40
1977	289	#42
1978	274	#48
1979	271	#47
1980	238	#53
1981	232	#60
1982	213	#61
1983	211	#61
1984	154	#76
1985	131	#82
1986	88	#95
2014	3	#501
2015	1	#2,349
2017	4	#387