Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Wayne
Endangered
Down 95.9% from peak
Peak era
1947
Peak births
10,169
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Wayne
How many people are named Wayne?
An estimated 178,428 living Americans are named Wayne.
How rare is Wayne?
Wayne is uncommon among babies today, with 422 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.9% from its 1947 peak.
How old is the typical Wayne?
The median age of a living American named Wayne is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 54 and 73 years old.
Is Wayne still popular?
No. Wayne is endangered as a baby name, down 95.9% from its 1947 peak with 422 births in 2025.
Where is Wayne most common?
Wayne has its strongest geographic signal in Idaho, where it appears 5.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19472025
Peak year
1947
Decline from peak
95.9%
2025
422
All-time
354,818
Where it lives now
Wayne is most concentrated in Idaho — about 5.4× the national rate in the 1910s. It also runs high in Utah and Iowa.
States where Wayne is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.