Where is Wayne from?

My guess is...

New Zealand

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17%

Australia

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15%

Canada

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11%

I'm 98% certain Wayne is Male.

According to a dataset of 11795, the average Wayne is around 58 years old.


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Learn about the name Wayne

Meaning of the name Wayne

From an occupational surname meaning "wagon maker", derived from Old English wægn "wagon". Use of it as a given name can be partly attributed to the popularity of the actor John Wayne (1907-1979). Another famous bearer is Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky (1961-), generally considered the greatest player in the history of the sport.

Characteristics of the name Wayne

OriginsEnglish
PronouncedWAYN
GenderMasculine
Traitsnatural, strong, serious, simple, mature, classic, wholesome

How do we know this about Wayne

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.