Recorded 1922–1965 Boys' name Peak 1954 36 births

Waine — boys' name

36 babies named Waine in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111940s111950s81960s6
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Waine was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

8 babies were named Waine in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Waine

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Waine between 1922 and 1965, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Waine currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Waine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Waine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Waine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Waine at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

36

Since 1922

44 years of records

Peak year

1954

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1922

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1965

Waine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1922

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
456789 196519541947194519291922 5

Waine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 31% of Waine's all-time total
1920s111940s111950s81960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Waine?
36 babies have been named Waine since 1922. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
When was Waine most popular?
Waine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Waine been used?
Waine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 44 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Waine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Waino, Wai, Waitman, Waid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.