Wayne is a boy's name of English origin meaning “wagon.” In 2024 it was given to 394 boys in the United States.
Wayne belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “wagon” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Wayne first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #29 in 1946, and in 2024 394 babies received the name — 354,385 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Wayne means “wagon” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Wayne is a boy name. In 2024, 394 babies received the name in the US.
Wayne comes from the English & American tradition.
Wayne first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #29 in 1946, and 394 babies were given the name in 2024.
Wayne is pronounced /weɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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