Wayne Name Popularity

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How popular is Wayne?

The less frequently given name Wayne was the 773rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #29 was reached in 1946.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1947 with 10,168 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Wayne was 22 in 1882.

Approximately during the years 1895-1900, 1903-1922, 1928-1942, and 1943-1947, the name Wayne took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1957-1975, 1980-1985, and 1988-1997.

Where is the name Wayne popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

For a number of years, the name Wayne has been moving downward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Wayne for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Wayne is used by only a select few and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Wayne is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Wayne (Girl)		Wayne (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	299	773
2017		< 5	--	278	811
2016		< 5	--	329	741
2015		< 5	--	324	745
2014		< 5	--	291	791
2013		< 5	--	298	761
2012		< 5	--	291	779
2011		< 5	--	326	703
2010		< 5	--	284	780
2009		< 5	--	304	754
2008		< 5	--	341	696
2007		< 5	--	354	675
2006		< 5	--	358	649
2005		< 5	--	316	668
2004		< 5	--	363	598
2003		< 5	--	382	580
2002		< 5	--	417	538
2001		< 5	--	421	527
2000		< 5	--	453	506
1999		< 5	--	506	454
1998		< 5	--	525	436
1997		< 5	--	515	436
1996		< 5	--	605	389
1995		< 5	--	673	358
1994		< 5	--	746	333
1993		< 5	--	834	318
1992		5	15,553	916	293
1991		< 5	--	1,032	263
1990		< 5	--	1,148	242
1989		8	9,650	1,167	231
1988		16	5,313	1,242	209
1987		14	5,604	1,298	200
1986		17	4,719	1,342	191
1985		14	5,339	1,384	184
1984		15	4,961	1,477	174
1983		25	3,335	1,529	171
1982		12	5,898	1,714	159
1981		7	9,079	1,751	156
1980		8	8,156	1,842	146
1979		8	8,040	1,832	149
1978		18	4,078	1,888	139
1977		18	4,062	1,949	138
1976		11	5,589	2,022	131
1975		13	4,844	2,132	120
1974		23	3,101	2,220	120
1973		14	4,355	2,449	107
1972		14	4,295	2,793	103
1971		19	3,503	3,331	92
1970		28	2,642	4,005	80
1969		21	3,008	3,901	75
1968		14	3,783	4,259	63
1967		18	3,081	4,467	62
1966		23	2,583	4,887	59
1965		20	2,830	5,116	65
1964		23	2,670	5,831	61
1963		22	2,703	6,035	63
1962		29	2,260	6,319	63
1961		27	2,350	6,756	61
1960		25	2,428	7,190	58
1959		32	2,015	7,883	51
1958		29	2,116	8,327	48
1957		28	2,121	8,667	47
1956		33	1,899	8,723	44
1955		28	2,059	8,722	44
1954		37	1,699	9,169	41
1953		29	1,930	8,909	40
1952		18	2,578	9,092	38
1951		21	2,246	9,329	37
1950		19	2,337	9,263	35
1949		28	1,843	8,926	35
1948		17	2,488	8,681	34
1947		33	1,695	10,168	30
1946		19	2,227	8,808	29
1945		12	2,739	6,737	35
1944		15	2,397	6,722	37
1943		21	1,946	6,764	41
1942		21	1,915	6,482	41
1941		20	1,880	6,108	37
1940		20	1,843	5,726	39
1939		25	1,542	5,653	39
1938		30	1,380	5,224	40
1937		23	1,629	4,616	44
1936		15	2,148	4,406	45
1935		22	1,659	4,056	49
1934		15	2,184	4,033	48
1933		30	1,328	3,564	52
1932		26	1,517	3,388	57
1931		23	1,633	3,218	57
1930		28	1,497	2,980	65
1929		29	1,446	2,740	69
1928		29	1,502	2,855	69
1927		30	1,521	2,882	67
1926		17	2,251	2,813	68
1925		21	1,941	2,713	74
1924		23	1,869	2,730	74
1923		24	1,779	2,597	75
1922		17	2,285	2,476	78
1921		22	1,922	2,417	81
1920		20	2,012	2,180	86
1919		20	1,919	1,955	90
1918		23	1,751	1,912	91
1917		17	2,097	1,715	96
1916		14	2,365	1,587	98
1915		16	2,047	1,517	97
1914		6	3,601	1,001	111
1913		11	2,028	760	113
1912		7	2,621	617	118
1911		6	2,453	280	126
1910		6	2,392	228	141
1909		< 5	--	163	155
1908		< 5	--	178	138
1907		< 5	--	148	155
1906		< 5	--	116	167
1905		< 5	--	107	178
1904		< 5	--	92	193
1903		< 5	--	92	182
1902		< 5	--	90	187
1901		< 5	--	87	173
1900		< 5	--	85	214
1899		< 5	--	57	224
1898		< 5	--	68	214
1897		< 5	--	51	243
1896		< 5	--	55	247
1895		< 5	--	56	236
1894		< 5	--	58	226
1893		< 5	--	55	234
1892		< 5	--	35	318
1891		< 5	--	29	317
1890		< 5	--	45	254
1889		< 5	--	32	312
1888		< 5	--	41	283
1887		< 5	--	29	310
1886		< 5	--	23	368
1885		< 5	--	24	362
1884		< 5	--	34	300
1883		< 5	--	25	336
1882		< 5	--	22	387
1881		< 5	--	30	295
1880		< 5	--	23	361

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.