Wayne
Boy5 letters
#676
in Ireland (2025)
#642 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#59
best rank (1985)
2,782
babies since 1964
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10-year rank change
Wayne through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #642 |
| 2024 | 6 | #501 |
| 2023 | 5 | #558 |
| 2022 | 3 | #745 |
| 2018 | 4 | #597 |
| 2017 | 5 | #547 |
| 2016 | 5 | #541 |
| 2015 | 3 | #699 |
| 2014 | 5 | #550 |
| 2013 | 10 | #383 |
| 2012 | 8 | #430 |
| 2011 | 5 | #540 |
| 2010 | 7 | #448 |
| 2009 | 8 | #404 |
| 2008 | 14 | #306 |
| 2007 | 15 | #253 |
| 2006 | 15 | #239 |
| 2005 | 15 | #224 |
| 2004 | 8 | #299 |
| 2003 | 12 | #228 |
| 2002 | 13 | #212 |
| 2001 | 19 | #165 |
| 2000 | 19 | #168 |
| 1999 | 6 | #266 |
| 1998 | 17 | #158 |
| 1997 | 24 | #149 |
| 1996 | 41 | #120 |
| 1995 | 62 | #86 |
| 1994 | 65 | #86 |
| 1993 | 74 | #84 |
| 1992 | 91 | #73 |
| 1991 | 82 | #75 |
| 1990 | 92 | #76 |
| 1989 | 89 | #73 |
| 1988 | 99 | #68 |
| 1987 | 109 | #67 |
| 1986 | 105 | #72 |
| 1985 | 126 | #59 |
| 1984 | 118 | #65 |
| 1983 | 100 | #73 |
| 1982 | 116 | #71 |
| 1981 | 133 | #68 |
| 1980 | 132 | #68 |
| 1979 | 145 | #66 |
| 1978 | 107 | #73 |
| 1977 | 95 | #78 |
| 1976 | 110 | #70 |
| 1975 | 115 | #71 |
| 1974 | 78 | #92 |
| 1973 | 69 | #97 |
| 1972 | 52 | #104 |
| 1971 | 57 | #100 |
| 1970 | 28 | #122 |
| 1969 | 9 | #196 |
| 1968 | 9 | #177 |
| 1967 | 6 | #208 |
| 1966 | 7 | #185 |
| 1965 | 3 | #250 |
| 1964 | 3 | #232 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Wayne yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 4 | 2,782 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #241 (1999); 15 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.