Wayne

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Wayne: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Wayne: Recorded every year since 1952, it reached #10 in 1958, and it stood at #676 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
157times a registrar ranked it
74years from first to last
#10highest recorded position
31groupings it qualifies for
22names it appears alongside

What stands out in Wayne's record

Ranked every year since 1952, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 44 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 22 other names across 7 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 71 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#296
1997	#323
1998	#490
1999	#463
2000	#491
2001	#401
2002	#568
2003	#565
2004	#549
2005	#638
2006	#536
2007	#664
2008	#613
2009	#711
2010	#678
2011	#1303
2012	#962
2013	#1183
2014	#1035
2015	#1327
2016	#1234
2017	#1546
2018	#1683
2019	#2266
2020	#1723
2021	#2125
2022	#2320
2023	#1610
2024	#1951

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 59 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1951 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1952–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #29 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1986
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1958 (recorded 1952–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Wayne appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, with 59 ranked years and 2,782 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Boys, from 1952.

Wayne across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Wayne's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#232 (1964)	#59 (1985)	#676 (2025)	59 of 62	2,782 (1964–2025)	145 (1979)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#29 (1952)	#10 (1958)	#85 (1986)	35 of 35	15,040 (1952–1986)	852 (1958)
New Zealand · Boys	#19 (1954)	#14 (1959)	#88 (1984)	30 of 31	8,542 (1954–1984)	456 (1962)
England and Wales · Boys	#296 (1996)	#296 (1996)	#1951 (2024)	29 of 29	979 (1996–2024)	84 (1996)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#248 (1997)	#241 (1999)	#299 (2003)	4 of 7	15 (1997–2003)	4 (1997)

Wayne by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Wayne in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	37	6 of 10	6
1970s	856	10 of 10	86
1980sbusiest	1,127	10 of 10	113
1990s	554	10 of 10	55
2000s	138	10 of 10	14
2010s	52	9 of 10	6
2020s	18	4 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 113 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1978 and 1979, when recorded births rose by 38, from 107 to 145.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Wayne appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #10 in New South Wales, Australia in 1958.

Wayne's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1951	12	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1610	15	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2320	9	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2125	10	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1723	13	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1683	14	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1546	16	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1234	22	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1327	19	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1035	27	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#1183	21	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#962	30	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1303	19	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#678	46	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#711	42	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#613	51	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#664	43	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#536	55	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#638	41	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#549	47	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#565	40	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#568	36	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#401	57	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#491	40	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#463	46	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#490	40	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#323	75	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#296	84	High	Verified
1986	New South Wales, Australia	male	#85	88	Insufficient	Not yet available
1985	New South Wales, Australia	male	#87	82	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New South Wales, Australia	male	#78	99	Insufficient	Not yet available
1983	New South Wales, Australia	male	#65	123	Insufficient	Not yet available
1982	New South Wales, Australia	male	#57	147	Insufficient	Not yet available
1981	New South Wales, Australia	male	#62	147	Insufficient	Not yet available
1980	New South Wales, Australia	male	#54	156	Insufficient	Not yet available
1979	New South Wales, Australia	male	#48	170	Insufficient	Not yet available
1978	New South Wales, Australia	male	#51	166	Insufficient	Not yet available
1977	New South Wales, Australia	male	#49	179	Insufficient	Not yet available
1976	New South Wales, Australia	male	#45	188	Insufficient	Not yet available
1975	New South Wales, Australia	male	#37	239	Insufficient	Not yet available
1974	New South Wales, Australia	male	#42	233	Insufficient	Not yet available
1973	New South Wales, Australia	male	#35	278	Insufficient	Not yet available
1972	New South Wales, Australia	male	#31	315	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New South Wales, Australia	male	#29	378	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New South Wales, Australia	male	#25	415	Insufficient	Not yet available
1969	New South Wales, Australia	male	#23	471	Insufficient	Not yet available
1968	New South Wales, Australia	male	#19	494	Insufficient	Not yet available
1967	New South Wales, Australia	male	#19	539	Insufficient	Not yet available
1966	New South Wales, Australia	male	#18	543	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	male	#17	565	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	male	#15	612	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	male	#16	607	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	male	#15	651	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	male	#15	689	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	male	#12	738	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	male	#11	798	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	male	#10	852	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	male	#11	790	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	male	#11	730	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	male	#11	826	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	male	#11	725	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	male	#15	584	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	male	#29	423	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New Zealand	male	#88	55	High	Verified
1982	New Zealand	male	#65	71	High	Verified
1981	New Zealand	male	#69	69	High	Verified
1980	New Zealand	male	#57	91	High	Verified
1979	New Zealand	male	#62	89	High	Verified
1978	New Zealand	male	#53	106	High	Verified
1977	New Zealand	male	#42	141	High	Verified
1976	New Zealand	male	#38	165	High	Verified
1975	New Zealand	male	#40	157	High	Verified
1974	New Zealand	male	#36	193	High	Verified
1973	New Zealand	male	#27	215	High	Verified
1972	New Zealand	male	#25	252	High	Verified
1971	New Zealand	male	#23	298	High	Verified
1970	New Zealand	male	#22	323	High	Verified
1969	New Zealand	male	#19	353	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	male	#14	417	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	male	#17	377	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	male	#14	388	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	male	#17	361	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	male	#15	402	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	male	#15	417	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	male	#15	456	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	male	#15	436	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	male	#17	417	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	male	#14	406	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	male	#15	422	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	male	#17	369	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	male	#15	396	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	male	#19	364	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	male	#19	336	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#299	3	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#241	4	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#248	4	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#676	4	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#520	6	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#584	5	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#779	3	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#635	4	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#547	5	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#541	5	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#699	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#550	5	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#383	10	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#430	8	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#540	5	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#448	7	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#404	8	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#306	14	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	15	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#239	15	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#224	15	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#299	8	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#228	12	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#212	13	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#165	19	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#168	19	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#266	6	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#158	17	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#149	24	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	41	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	62	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#86	65	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#84	74	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#73	91	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#75	82	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#76	92	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#73	89	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#68	99	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#67	109	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#72	105	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#59	126	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#65	118	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#73	100	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#71	116	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#68	133	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#68	132	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#66	145	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#73	107	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#78	95	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#70	110	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#71	115	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#92	78	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#97	69	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#104	52	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#100	57	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#122	28	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#196	9	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	9	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	6	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#185	7	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	3	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#232	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1952 and 2025, ranked in 74 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #10, first reached in 1958.

It held a top-100 place in 44 years, 44 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 852 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1958.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 45 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Wateen · #541, 9y
Waylon · #2671, 10y
Wednesday · #1863, 18y
Wei · #500, 16y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Barbara · #10, 79y
Andrea · #11, 70y
Kerry · #11, 70y
Pauline · #12, 74y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Claire · #10, 66y
Gerard · #10, 72y
Line · #10, 71y
Timothy · #10, 74y

Comparisons involving Wayne

Existing comparison pages where Wayne and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Wayne in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Wayne vs Derek
Wayne and Derek changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #676 and #432.
Wayne · Derek · 59 shared years, 1964–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Alan vs Wayne
Alan and Wayne both fell over the same years in 3 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Alan · Wayne · 71 shared years, 1952–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Brian vs Wayne
Brian and Wayne both fell over the same years in 3 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Brian · Wayne · 71 shared years, 1952–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Wayne within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Wayne vs Grant
Across 30 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Wayne and Grant averaged 5.1 places apart, ending at #88 and #70.
Wayne · Grant · 30 shared years, 1954–1984 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1984 New Zealand ranking
Ian vs Wayne
Across 35 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Ian and Wayne averaged 5.7 places apart, ending at #61 and #85.
Ian · Wayne · 35 shared years, 1952–1986 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1986 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Gregory vs Wayne
Across 30 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Gregory and Wayne averaged 8.3 places apart, ending at #51 and #88.
Gregory · Wayne · 30 shared years, 1954–1984 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1984 New Zealand ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Wayne and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Jason vs Wayne
In 1969, Jason moved ahead of Wayne in New Zealand · Boys — #19 and #14 the year before became #6 and #19.
Jason · Wayne · 18 shared years, 1966–1984 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1969 New Zealand ranking
Adam vs Wayne
In New Zealand · Boys, Adam moved into the top 50 at #33 in 1978 as Wayne fell out of it to #53, having been #42 the year before.
Adam · Wayne · 19 shared years, 1965–1984 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1978 New Zealand ranking

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs involving Wayne measured in New South Wales, Australia's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Wayne at its highest position.

Wayne vs Glenn
Across 35 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Wayne and Glenn averaged 11.1 places apart, ending at #85 and #99.
Wayne · Glenn · 35 shared years, 1952–1986 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1986 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Wayne vs Phillip
Across 35 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Wayne and Phillip averaged 11.6 places apart, ending at #85 and #47.
Wayne · Phillip · 35 shared years, 1952–1986 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1986 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Richard vs Wayne
Across 35 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Richard and Wayne averaged 11.9 places apart, ending at #46 and #85.
Richard · Wayne · 35 shared years, 1952–1986 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1986 New South Wales, Australia ranking

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Wayne was ranked #10 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys in 1958. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Wayne and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Wayne without appearing here.

Wayne moved ahead of

Grant Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2266 and #1869 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1723 and #3334.
Gary Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2320 and #2018 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1610 and #2546.
Craig Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2320 and #1692 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1610 and #2325.
Ross Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2320 and #1366 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1610 and #2160.

Moved ahead of Wayne

Darragh Compare
In 2018 they stood at #1683 and #1991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #2266 and #974.
Murray Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1610 and #2007 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1951 and #1282.
Marius Compare
In 2016 they stood at #1234 and #1319 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #1546 and #888.
Andreas Compare
In 2010 they stood at #678 and #721 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #1303 and #652.

Moved the opposite way to Wayne

Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Wayne went from #232 to #676 while Conor went from #56 to #16.
Liam Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Wayne went from #232 to #676 while Liam went from #54 to #7.
Darragh Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Wayne went from #250 to #676 while Darragh went from #222 to #19.
Harry Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Wayne went from #250 to #676 while Harry went from #250 to #25.

Moved the same way as Wayne

Adrian Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Wayne went from #232 to #676 and Adrian from #65 to #348.
Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Wayne went from #232 to #676 and Alfred from #134 to #286.
Denis Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Wayne went from #232 to #676 and Denis from #21 to #232.
Francis Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Wayne went from #232 to #676 and Francis from #16 to #309.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #10 in New South Wales, Australia in 1958. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Wayne

Wayne at a glance

What stands out in Wayne's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Wayne across 5 official records

Wayne by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Wayne appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Wayne

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Wayne

Wayne and the names beside it

Wayne moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Wayne

Moved the opposite way to Wayne

Moved the same way as Wayne

Wayne at a glance

What stands out in Wayne's record

Wayne across 5 official records

Wayne by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Wayne appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Wayne

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New South Wales, Australia lists

Names published alongside Wayne

Wayne and the names beside it

Wayne moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Wayne

Moved the opposite way to Wayne

Moved the same way as Wayne