Dwayne

Last seen for girls in 1991 at #10,271 · #1,564 for boys in 2025, 109 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1961 · 3,486 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
76,738
since 1912

Dwayne over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Dwayne has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #111, 1961boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,564109
2024—#1,418130
2023—#1,346140
2022—#1,284149
2021—#1,170168
2020—#1,095181
2019—#1,040199
2018—#912236
2017—#929225
2016—#942222
2015—#790294
2014—#881246
2013—#720324
2012—#740313
2011—#713321
2010—#678349
2009—#694347
2008—#690347
2007—#666360
2006—#612389
2005—#643339
2004—#684294
2003—#609343
2002—#615323
2001—#588339
2000—#536407
1999—#551364
1998—#509419
1997—#498418
1996—#459470
1995—#449507
1994—#409556
1993—#389590
1992—#352675
1991#10,2717#322779
1990#10,1937#307830
1989#8,0379#284870
1988#7,11110#282828
1987#6,33511#274802
1986#4,53917#265825
1985#8,3187#257880
1984#5,22213#253861
1983#6,7059#235955
1982#5,53412#241964
1981#8,1287#2321,010
1980#5,24513#2241,069
1979#4,23117#2031,168
1978#5,56311#1921,237
1977#5,21312#1631,460
1976#5,60110#1751,326
1975#4,59313#1811,248
1974#3,69517#1881,200
1973#4,36213#1671,435
1972#4,79311#1621,594
1971#4,12314#1571,826
1970#3,20820#1412,317
1969#3,01220#1442,113
1968#3,31516#1372,081
1967#3,34015#1362,157
1966#4,4939#1332,265
1965#3,40214#1262,521
1964#2,82520#1202,874
1963#4,01911#1153,136
1962#3,03317#1193,118
1961#2,83919#1113,486
1960#2,64921#1233,037
1959#4,03110#1651,905
1958#6,1035#2001,399
1957#4,5368#2391,036
1956#5,3256#257800
1955—#299588
1954—#311536
1953#5,6735#321480
1952—#344401
1951—#346391
1950—#365342
1949—#354362
1948—#364345
1947—#346390
1946—#373303
1945—#377248
1944—#370266
1943—#452196
1942—#438198
1941—#411204
1940—#375231
1939—#386213
1938—#416187
1937—#389201
1936—#375213
1935—#395191
1934—#388199
1933—#426166
1932—#442163
1931#3,8486#467147
1930—#511136
1929—#591104
1928—#603104
1927—#67790
1926—#70981
1925—#71781
1924—#67193
1923—#83566
1922—#90559
1921—#92058
1920—#1,13939
1919—#1,40826
1918—#1,23132
1917—#1,36226
1916—#1,59420
1915—#1,24128
1914—#1,60815
1913—#2,2737
1912—#2,0457
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Dwayne! It came in at #2,045, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1912–1913, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Dwayne is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedAKMaine: #204 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,791 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNHWashington: #232 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,101 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #201 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,272 boysMNIllinois: #156 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 1,065 boysILWisconsin: #237 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,586 boysWIMichigan: #149 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 1,040 boysMINew York: #245 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 2,379 boysNYMassachusetts: #187 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,182 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedRIOregon: #182 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,297 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,549 boysSDIowa: #195 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,902 boysIAIndiana: #181 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,480 boysINOhio: #178 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,379 boysOHPennsylvania: #183 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,840 boysPANew Jersey: #211 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,345 boysNJConnecticut: #232 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,313 boysCTCalifornia: #200 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 1,376 boysCAUtah: #271 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,340 boysUTColorado: #259 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,079 boysCONebraska: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,621 boysNEMissouri: #193 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,429 boysMOKentucky: #188 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,381 boysKYWest Virginia: #185 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,344 boysWVVirginia: #180 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,242 boysVAMaryland: #127 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 803 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedDEArizona: #301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,201 boysAZNew Mexico: #325 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,566 boysNMKansas: #182 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,171 boysKSArkansas: #161 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 988 boysARTennessee: #184 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,338 boysTNNorth Carolina: #173 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,116 boysNCSouth Carolina: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,935 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #110 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 574 boysDCOklahoma: #192 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,245 boysOKLouisiana: #128 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 585 boysLAMississippi: #209 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,351 boysMSAlabama: #288 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,390 boysALGeorgia: #199 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,309 boysGAHawaii: #165 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 716 boysHITexas: #215 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 1,226 boysTXFlorida: #224 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,567 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#110 · 1 in 574
  2. Maryland#127 · 1 in 803
  3. Louisiana#128 · 1 in 585
  4. Michigan#149 · 1 in 1,040
  5. Illinois#156 · 1 in 1,065

Best ever in a state: #42 in Louisiana, 1961.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#110261 in 574
Maryland#127401 in 803
Louisiana#128731 in 585
Michigan#149951 in 1,040
Illinois#1561071 in 1,065
Arkansas#161201 in 988
Hawaii#165101 in 716
North Carolina#173471 in 1,116
Ohio#178831 in 1,379
Virginia#180351 in 1,242
Indiana#181371 in 1,480
Kansas#182201 in 1,171
Oregon#182131 in 1,297
Pennsylvania#183671 in 1,840
Tennessee#184301 in 1,338
West Virginia#185161 in 1,344
Massachusetts#187181 in 3,182
Kentucky#188261 in 1,381
Oklahoma#192191 in 1,245
Missouri#193341 in 1,429
Iowa#195161 in 1,902
Georgia#199371 in 1,309
California#2001271 in 1,376
Minnesota#201181 in 2,272
South Dakota#20351 in 1,549
Maine#20461 in 1,791
Mississippi#209201 in 1,351
New Jersey#211261 in 2,345
Texas#2151001 in 1,226
Florida#224331 in 1,567
Connecticut#23281 in 3,313
Washington#232151 in 2,101
Wisconsin#237131 in 3,586
South Carolina#241151 in 1,935
New York#245761 in 2,379
Nebraska#25461 in 2,621
Colorado#259101 in 2,079
Utah#27151 in 2,340
Alabama#288161 in 2,390
Arizona#30171 in 2,201
New Mexico#32551 in 2,566
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dwayne
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 146 spots since 2024 (#1,418 → #1,564)
  • 469 spots since 2020 (#1,095 → #1,564)
  • 774 spots since 2015 (#790 → #1,564)
  • Biggest jump: 219 spots in 1921 (#1,139 → #920)
  • Biggest drop: 161 spots in 2014 (#720 → #881)
Rise & fade · boys
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1961 at #111 (3,486 births)
  • Births halved by 1972, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 98 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 98 yrs · run 1921–2018
Share of babies · boys
1 in 609
  • Highest: 1 in 609 boys born in 1961 were named Dwayne (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,670 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 34.9% of all boys named Dwayne (26,788) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s161#1,231 (1918)#1,595
1920s775#591 (1929)#777
1930s1,816#375 (1936)#420
1940s2,743#346 (1947)#386
1950s7,878#165 (1959)#285
1960s26,788#111 (1961)#126
1970s14,811#141 (1970)#173
1980s9,064#224 (1980)#255
1990s5,608#307 (1990)#425
2000s3,488#536 (2000)#634
2010s2,729#678 (2010)#835
2020s877#1,095 (2020)#1,313

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dwayne in 1958

girls
#6,103
5 births · 1 in 402,324 girls
boys
#200
1,399 births · 1 in 1,517 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #6,103Dwayne5

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #200Dwayne1,399
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 402,324 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 13.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dwayne
  1. #5,408Zebbie6
  2. #5,408Zelphia6
  3. #5,408Zondra6
  4. #6,103Dwayne5
  5. #6,103Abigale5
  6. #6,103Adalia5
  7. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 927 names at #6,103; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,517 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 95.6% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dwayne
  1. #197Kenny1,422
  2. #198Marty1,416
  3. #199Aaron1,402
  4. #200Dwayne1,399
  5. #201Doug1,393
  6. #202Ruben1,372
  7. #203Stuart1,337
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →