Given name & surname
Bayne
“a fair-haired man”
Bayne is a variant of Bain. One Irish interpretation is “a fair-haired man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bayne is a variant of Bain. One Irish interpretation is “a fair-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bayne is a variant of Bain. An origin associated with Bain is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bayne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 612
- 612 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,495 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −55%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,495 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 55.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 69 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 570 as a first name in 2020; 5,459 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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