Dewayne

Where Dewayne comes from

The dictionaries list Dewayne as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #1,885 among boys, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1962
    Peak, #303
    651 babies named Dewayne — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1979
    Dewayne Jefferson born
    American basketball player
  4. 1983
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #469.
  5. 1989
    Dewayne Dedmon born
    American basketball player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Dewayne Dedmon · American basketball player, born 1989
  • Dewayne Jefferson · American basketball player, born 1979
  • Dewayne Washington · American football player, born 1972
  • Dewayne T. Williams · United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, 1949–1968
  • Dewayne Perkins · American comedian

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.