Wayne has been given to about 356,422 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.
Wayne ranks 655th among American boys in 2025, with 422 born that year. Its best year was 1947, when 10,202 babies were given the name, ranking 30th. The typical living American called Wayne is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.32% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.