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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNHWashington: #273 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,320 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: #346 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,377 boysMNIllinois: #206 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,397 boysILWisconsin: #302 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,859 boysWIMichigan: #152 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,085 boysMINew York: #167 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 1,043 boysNYMassachusetts: #228 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,756 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedRIOregon: #233 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,965 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedSDIowa: #304 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,926 boysIAIndiana: #211 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,782 boysINOhio: #164 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,298 boysOHPennsylvania: #139 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,103 boysPANew Jersey: #113 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 737 boysNJConnecticut: #172 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,357 boysCTCalifornia: #254 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,810 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedUTColorado: #194 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,244 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #202 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,566 boysMOKentucky: #179 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,300 boysKYWest Virginia: #180 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,447 boysWVVirginia: #90 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 514 boysVAMaryland: #139 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 828 boysMDDelaware: #65 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 330 boysDEArizona: #145 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 699 boysAZNew Mexico: #210 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 976 boysNMKansas: #195 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,471 boysKSArkansas: #192 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,241 boysARTennessee: #202 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,505 boysTNNorth Carolina: #119 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 641 boysNCSouth Carolina: #88 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 421 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #89 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 403 boysDCOklahoma: #279 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,332 boysOKLouisiana: #81 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 387 boysLAMississippi: #185 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,014 boysMSAlabama: #296 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,317 boysALGeorgia: #140 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 714 boysGAHawaii: #163 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 755 boysHITexas: #266 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,727 boysTXFlorida: #153 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 827 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#65 · 1 in 330
  2. Louisiana#81 · 1 in 387
  3. South Carolina#88 · 1 in 421
  4. District of Columbia#89 · 1 in 403
  5. Virginia#90 · 1 in 514

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#65101 in 330
Louisiana#81781 in 387
South Carolina#88471 in 421
District of Columbia#89191 in 403
Virginia#90601 in 514
New Jersey#113561 in 737
North Carolina#119571 in 641
Maryland#139251 in 828
Pennsylvania#139651 in 1,103
Georgia#140511 in 714
Arizona#145251 in 699
Michigan#152571 in 1,085
Florida#153581 in 827
Hawaii#16381 in 755
Ohio#164591 in 1,298
New York#1671081 in 1,043
Connecticut#172121 in 1,357
Kentucky#179201 in 1,300
West Virginia#18091 in 1,447
Mississippi#185181 in 1,014
Arkansas#192121 in 1,241
Colorado#194151 in 1,244
Kansas#195101 in 1,471
Missouri#202211 in 1,566
Tennessee#202201 in 1,505
Illinois#206561 in 1,397
New Mexico#21091 in 976
Indiana#211221 in 1,782
Massachusetts#228121 in 2,756
Oregon#23381 in 1,965
California#254841 in 1,810
Texas#266621 in 1,727
Washington#273101 in 2,320
Oklahoma#27981 in 2,332
Alabama#296111 in 2,317
Wisconsin#30281 in 3,859
Iowa#30451 in 3,926
Minnesota#34651 in 5,377
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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 1975

girls
#4,593
13 births · 1 in 112,143 girls
boys
#181
1,248 births · 1 in 1,251 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #4,593Dwayne13

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #181Dwayne1,248
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 112,143 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 56.7% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dwayne
  1. #4,370Unique14
  2. #4,370Wynetta14
  3. #4,370Xavier14
  4. #4,593Dwayne13
  5. #4,593Adrain13
  6. #4,593Adrienna13
  7. #4,593Akina13
  8. #4,854Abbi12
  9. #4,854Adrean12
  10. #4,854Adrien12

Tied with 260 names at #4,593; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 1,251 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 97.1% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dwayne
  1. #178Calvin1,283
  2. #179Jaime1,274
  3. #180Trevor1,267
  4. #181Dwayne1,248
  5. #182Hector1,245
  6. #183Edwin1,240
  7. #184Oscar1,235
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →