Wayman vs Wayne

Side-by-side comparison of Wayman and Wayne - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Wayman

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Name B

Wayne

Boy name · Rank #686

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Metric Wayman Wayne
Current Rank Unranked #686
Total Births (all years) 2,850 354,818
Peak Year 1950 1947
Peak Year Births 59 10,169
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wayman Wayne
1880s 15 283
1890s 56 509
1900s 68 1,158
1910s 260 11,572
1920s 426 26,402
1930s 379 41,141
1940s 417 75,131
1950s 472 88,092
1960s 276 54,762
1970s 207 24,616
1980s 131 14,750
1990s 89 7,502
2000s 47 3,719
2010s 7 3,052
2020s - 2,129

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wayman Wayne
2014 - 292
2015 - 325
2016 - 330
2017 - 281
2018 - 299
2019 - 322
2020 - 305
2021 - 318
2022 - 329
2023 - 359
2024 - 396
2025 - 422

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1884–2010.

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