Wayne

Wayne is a male given name: 100% of people named Wayne are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 100%Female 0%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Ireland
US births since 1880: 352,008 male / 1,604 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Wayne

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Wayne," in English, "Guten Tag Wayne," in German. Wayne is a male given name: about 100% of people named Wayne are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Wayne,

German

Guten Tag Wayne,

French

Bonjour Wayne,

Spanish

Estimado/a Wayne:

Chinese

Wayne您好：

Japanese

Wayne様

English

Hi Wayne,

German

Hi Wayne,

French

Salut Wayne,

Spanish

Hola Wayne,

Chinese

Wayne你好：

Japanese

Wayneさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Wayne by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	100%
Great Britain	uncommon	man's name	98%
Ireland	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

352,008 male · 1,604 female · 353,612 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Wayne a male or female name?

Wayne is a male given name: 100% of people named Wayne are men, and it is recorded as male in 3 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Wayne in an email?

Is Wayne a unisex name?

Wayne is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Wayne are men. Wayne leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Wayne a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wayne (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_wayne,
  title  = {Is Wayne a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wayne},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}