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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedAKMaine: #129 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 902 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNHWashington: #167 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,111 boysWAIdaho: #135 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 668 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #237 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,070 boysMNIllinois: #120 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 686 boysILWisconsin: #192 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,012 boysWIMichigan: #121 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 802 boysMINew York: #131 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 865 boysNYMassachusetts: #152 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,745 boysMARhode Island: #117 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,081 boysRIOregon: #161 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 986 boysORNevada: #134 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 679 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedSDIowa: #229 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,267 boysIAIndiana: #139 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 900 boysINOhio: #108 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 692 boysOHPennsylvania: #115 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 886 boysPANew Jersey: #109 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 760 boysNJConnecticut: #162 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,435 boysCTCalifornia: #184 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 1,063 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedUTColorado: #189 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,338 boysCONebraska: #233 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,226 boysNEMissouri: #105 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 610 boysMOKentucky: #150 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,002 boysKYWest Virginia: #75 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 397 boysWVVirginia: #85 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 460 boysVAMaryland: #69 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 406 boysMDDelaware: #89 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 522 boysDEArizona: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,110 boysAZNew Mexico: #129 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 531 boysNMKansas: #146 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 861 boysKSArkansas: #185 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,075 boysARTennessee: #138 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 799 boysTNNorth Carolina: #93 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 494 boysNCSouth Carolina: #117 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 552 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #63 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 331 boysDCOklahoma: #193 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,279 boysOKLouisiana: #60 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 262 boysLAMississippi: #142 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 736 boysMSAlabama: #155 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 863 boysALGeorgia: #126 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 648 boysGAHawaii: #113 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 464 boysHITexas: #178 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 901 boysTXFlorida: #83 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 435 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#60 · 1 in 262
  2. District of Columbia#63 · 1 in 331
  3. Maryland#69 · 1 in 406
  4. West Virginia#75 · 1 in 397
  5. Florida#83 · 1 in 435

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#601321 in 262
District of Columbia#63371 in 331
Maryland#69711 in 406
West Virginia#75341 in 397
Florida#831071 in 435
Virginia#85791 in 460
Delaware#8981 in 522
North Carolina#93871 in 494
Missouri#105601 in 610
Ohio#1081301 in 692
New Jersey#109711 in 760
Hawaii#113131 in 464
Pennsylvania#1151041 in 886
Rhode Island#11771 in 1,081
South Carolina#117411 in 552
Illinois#1201351 in 686
Michigan#121971 in 802
Georgia#126631 in 648
Maine#12991 in 902
New Mexico#129171 in 531
New York#1311741 in 865
Nevada#13451 in 679
Idaho#13581 in 668
Tennessee#138411 in 799
Indiana#139501 in 900
Mississippi#142281 in 736
Kansas#146181 in 861
Kentucky#150271 in 1,002
Massachusetts#152271 in 1,745
Alabama#155341 in 863
Oregon#161151 in 986
Connecticut#162161 in 1,435
Washington#167231 in 1,111
Texas#1781111 in 901
California#1841561 in 1,063
Arkansas#185141 in 1,075
Colorado#189131 in 1,338
Wisconsin#192181 in 2,012
Oklahoma#193141 in 1,279
Arizona#200131 in 1,110
Iowa#229101 in 2,267
Nebraska#23351 in 2,226
Minnesota#237101 in 3,070
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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 1967

girls
#3,340
15 births · 1 in 110,068 girls
boys
#136
2,157 births · 1 in 808 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #3,340Dwayne15

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #136Dwayne2,157
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 110,068 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 57.5% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dwayne
  1. #3,211Yvonna16
  2. #3,211Zondra16
  3. #3,211Zulma16
  4. #3,340Dwayne15
  5. #3,340Adrain15
  6. #3,340Alishia15
  7. #3,340Allisa15
  8. #3,484Adrena14
  9. #3,484Aide14
  10. #3,484Alan14

Tied with 143 names at #3,340; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 808 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 97.0% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dwayne
  1. #133Erik2,250
  2. #134Stanley2,247
  3. #135Jesse2,186
  4. #136Dwayne2,157
  5. #137Andre2,151
  6. #138Kyle2,139
  7. #139Duane2,110
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →