Given name & surname
Wane
“one who builds wagons”
Wane is a variant of Wayne. One English interpretation is “one who builds wagons.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wane is a variant of Wayne. One English interpretation is “one who builds wagons.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wane is a variant of Wayne. An origin associated with Wayne is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Wane is a variant of Wayne. The history of Wayne gives this family its wider story. Wayne’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Wane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 160
- 160 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1965. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 187 as a first name in 2020; 413 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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