Dwain

Where Dwain comes from

The dictionaries list Dwain 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.

Along the way
  1. 1892
    Dwain Esper born
    American film director
  2. 1913
    First appearance
    #1,945 among boys, 9 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1959
    Peak, #488
    258 babies named Dwain — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1965
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #668.
  5. 1978
    Dwain Chambers born
    English sprint athlete
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Dwain Chambers · English sprint athlete, born 1978
  • Dwain Esper · American film director, 1892–1982
  • Dwain Weston · Australian skydiver, 1973–2003
  • Dwain Murphy · Canadian actor, born 2000
  • Dwain Lingenfelter · Canadian politician, born 1949

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.