Wane

Boy · recorded 1922–1965

  • 1965last recorded
  • 1955best year

Most popular in 1955.

Last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1922

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 18 recorded years as a table
Wane, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19226
19265
19396
19434
19466
19494
19513
19543
195511
195610
19577
19585
19603
19613
19623
19633
19644
19653

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Wane isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1965
5
Rank in 1965
#3,930
How rare
1 in 372,028 boys
Since 1922
160

Wane was last recorded in 1965. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1955, at 11 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Wane doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.