Wane

WAYN /ˈweɪn/
boy 2 syllables fading

Wane is a very rare variant of Wayne that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Wane is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1965. Wane was first reported in SSA data in 1922 and peaked in 1955 (22 births).

About the name Wane

PronunciationWAYN /ˈweɪn/
22peak births 1955
1922first in SSA data

Names similar to Wane

How popular is Wane?

Boys named Wane
192219301940195019601965
Boys named Wane per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1922–1965 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1965) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Wane total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19655—#4,415
19648—#3,277
19636—#4,034
19627—#3,628
19616—#4,047
19606—#4,027
195811—#2,638
195715—#2,186
195622—#1,721
195522—#1,680
19546—#3,811
19516—#3,696
19497—#3,287
194610—#2,529
19435—#4,018
19397—#3,104
19265—#4,809
19226—#4,291