Meaning and history
Wayne comes from an occupational surname meaning "wagon maker," from Old English wægn, "wagon." Its given-name use was aided by actor John Wayne (1907–1979); another famous bearer is Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky (1961–), widely regarded as the sport's greatest player.
20062006: 358 births, rank #647
2007: 354 births, rank #675
2008: 344 births, rank #691
2009: 304 births, rank #752
2010: 284 births, rank #780
20112011: 327 births, rank #702
2012: 291 births, rank #778
2013: 301 births, rank #756
2014: 292 births, rank #789
2015: 325 births, rank #744
20162016: 330 births, rank #739
2017: 281 births, rank #809
2018: 299 births, rank #776
2019: 322 births, rank #745
2020: 305 births, rank #774
20212021: 318 births, rank #778
2022: 329 births, rank #768
2023: 359 births, rank #733
2024: 396 births, rank #686
20252025: 422 births, rank #652
Wayne rose from #686 to #655 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1947, with 10,169 births.