How Many People Are Named Wane?
An estimated 110 people in the United States have the first name Wane. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Wane peaked in popularity in 1955 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wane as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wane paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Wane is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
Estimated Living Americans
110
About 1 in 3,115,949 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1955
22 births
Total Registered
160
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wane
Wane is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 160 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wane as a male name
Ranked #4,415 in 1965
5 male births in 1965
Peak: 1955 (22 births)
Wane: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wane span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 82 babies were registered. While Wane is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wane by Decade
How has Wane tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wane by State
Wane + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wane as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wane
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wane: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wane?
We estimate approximately 110 people named Wane are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,115,949 Americans share this first name.
Is Wane a common name?
Wane is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 160 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wane most popular?
Wane reached peak popularity in 1955, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wane is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wane a male name?
Wane is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wane Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wane Smith, Wane Johnson, Wane Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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