Wayne Boy

Popularity: #569 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Wayne

Wayne Gretzky is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player, widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time.

Wayne Rooney is an English former professional footballer who played for Manchester United and the England national team.

Wayne Dyer was an American self-help author and motivational speaker known for his books on personal development.

Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer, recognized for his contributions to jazz music.

Fictional characters named Wayne

Wayne Campbell is a character from the 'Wayne's World' film franchise, known for his comedic antics and love of rock music.

Wayne Brady is a character in the television show 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', known for his improvisational comedy skills.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Wayne was first seen in the United States in 1880. Wayne has ranked as high as #65 nationally, which occurred in 1947, and has been most popular in New York, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, and Ohio. In the past 5 years the name Wayne has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Wayne (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	31	9%
CA	24	7%
OH	20	6%
FL	17	5%
NY	16	5%
PA	15	4%
IN	14	4%
IA	14	4%
WA	13	4%
MI	13	4%
IL	12	3%
AZ	12	3%
UT	12	3%
GA	12	3%
ID	11	3%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	23
1881	30
1882	22
1883	25
1884	34
1885	24
1886	23
1887	29
1888	41
1889	32
1890	45
1891	29
1892	35
1893	55
1894	58
1895	56
1896	55
1897	51
1898	68
1899	57
1900	85
1901	87
1902	90
1903	92
1904	92
1905	107
1906	116
1907	148
1908	178
1909	163
1910	228
1911	280
1912	617
1913	760
1914	1,001
1915	1,517
1916	1,587
1917	1,715
1918	1,912
1919	1,955
1920	2,180
1921	2,417
1922	2,476
1923	2,597
1924	2,730
1925	2,713
1926	2,812
1927	2,881
1928	2,855
1929	2,741
1930	2,981
1931	3,217
1932	3,388
1933	3,562
1934	4,035
1935	4,057
1936	4,408
1937	4,613
1938	5,226
1939	5,653
1940	5,727
1941	6,111
1942	6,484
1943	6,763
1944	6,722
1945	6,738
1946	8,808
1947	10,168
1948	8,682
1949	8,927
1950	9,259
1951	9,327
1952	9,088
1953	8,905
1954	9,175
1955	8,727
1956	8,717
1957	8,687
1958	8,329
1959	7,878
1960	7,189
1961	6,760
1962	6,322
1963	6,030
1964	5,833
1965	5,115
1966	4,888
1967	4,469
1968	4,253
1969	3,898
1970	4,006
1971	3,333
1972	2,792
1973	2,448
1974	2,217
1975	2,134
1976	2,020
1977	1,950
1978	1,888
1979	1,831
1980	1,842
1981	1,751
1982	1,714
1983	1,528
1984	1,478
1985	1,384
1986	1,343
1987	1,298
1988	1,242
1989	1,167
1990	1,148
1991	1,031
1992	917
1993	834
1994	746
1995	674
1996	605
1997	515
1998	526
1999	507
2000	453
2001	421
2002	420
2003	382
2004	364
2005	319
2006	358
2007	354
2008	344
2009	304
2010	284
2011	327
2012	291
2013	301
2014	292
2015	325
2016	330
2017	281
2018	299
2019	321
2020	305
2021	316
2022	329
2023	359
2024	394