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
- Peak · boys
- 1961 · 3,486 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 76,738since 1912
Dwayne over time
Rank among boys' names. Dwayne has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,564 | 109 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,418 | 130 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,346 | 140 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,284 | 149 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,170 | 168 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,095 | 181 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,040 | 199 | |
| 2018 | — | #912 | 236 | |
| 2017 | — | #929 | 225 | |
| 2016 | — | #942 | 222 | |
| 2015 | — | #790 | 294 | |
| 2014 | — | #881 | 246 | |
| 2013 | — | #720 | 324 | |
| 2012 | — | #740 | 313 | |
| 2011 | — | #713 | 321 | |
| 2010 | — | #678 | 349 | |
| 2009 | — | #694 | 347 | |
| 2008 | — | #690 | 347 | |
| 2007 | — | #666 | 360 | |
| 2006 | — | #612 | 389 | |
| 2005 | — | #643 | 339 | |
| 2004 | — | #684 | 294 | |
| 2003 | — | #609 | 343 | |
| 2002 | — | #615 | 323 | |
| 2001 | — | #588 | 339 | |
| 2000 | — | #536 | 407 | |
| 1999 | — | #551 | 364 | |
| 1998 | — | #509 | 419 | |
| 1997 | — | #498 | 418 | |
| 1996 | — | #459 | 470 | |
| 1995 | — | #449 | 507 | |
| 1994 | — | #409 | 556 | |
| 1993 | — | #389 | 590 | |
| 1992 | — | #352 | 675 | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #322 | 779 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #307 | 830 |
| 1989 | #8,037 | 9 | #284 | 870 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #282 | 828 |
| 1987 | #6,335 | 11 | #274 | 802 |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | #265 | 825 |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #257 | 880 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 | #253 | 861 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #235 | 955 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #241 | 964 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | #232 | 1,010 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #224 | 1,069 |
| 1979 | #4,231 | 17 | #203 | 1,168 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #192 | 1,237 |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | #163 | 1,460 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #175 | 1,326 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #181 | 1,248 |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | #188 | 1,200 |
| 1973 | #4,362 | 13 | #167 | 1,435 |
| 1972 | #4,793 | 11 | #162 | 1,594 |
| 1971 | #4,123 | 14 | #157 | 1,826 |
| 1970 | #3,208 | 20 | #141 | 2,317 |
| 1969 | #3,012 | 20 | #144 | 2,113 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #137 | 2,081 |
| 1967 | #3,340 | 15 | #136 | 2,157 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #133 | 2,265 |
| 1965 | #3,402 | 14 | #126 | 2,521 |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | #120 | 2,874 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #115 | 3,136 |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | #119 | 3,118 |
| 1961 | #2,839 | 19 | #111 | 3,486 |
| 1960 | #2,649 | 21 | #123 | 3,037 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #165 | 1,905 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #200 | 1,399 |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | #239 | 1,036 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #257 | 800 |
| 1955 | — | #299 | 588 | |
| 1954 | — | #311 | 536 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #321 | 480 |
| 1952 | — | #344 | 401 | |
| 1951 | — | #346 | 391 | |
| 1950 | — | #365 | 342 | |
| 1949 | — | #354 | 362 | |
| 1948 | — | #364 | 345 | |
| 1947 | — | #346 | 390 | |
| 1946 | — | #373 | 303 | |
| 1945 | — | #377 | 248 | |
| 1944 | — | #370 | 266 | |
| 1943 | — | #452 | 196 | |
| 1942 | — | #438 | 198 | |
| 1941 | — | #411 | 204 | |
| 1940 | — | #375 | 231 | |
| 1939 | — | #386 | 213 | |
| 1938 | — | #416 | 187 | |
| 1937 | — | #389 | 201 | |
| 1936 | — | #375 | 213 | |
| 1935 | — | #395 | 191 | |
| 1934 | — | #388 | 199 | |
| 1933 | — | #426 | 166 | |
| 1932 | — | #442 | 163 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #467 | 147 |
| 1930 | — | #511 | 136 | |
| 1929 | — | #591 | 104 | |
| 1928 | — | #603 | 104 | |
| 1927 | — | #677 | 90 | |
| 1926 | — | #709 | 81 | |
| 1925 | — | #717 | 81 | |
| 1924 | — | #671 | 93 | |
| 1923 | — | #835 | 66 | |
| 1922 | — | #905 | 59 | |
| 1921 | — | #920 | 58 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,139 | 39 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,231 | 32 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,594 | 20 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,241 | 28 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,608 | 15 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
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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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#63 · 1 in 316
- District of Columbia#101 · 1 in 530
- Virginia#107 · 1 in 652
- Maryland#116 · 1 in 756
- South Carolina#125 · 1 in 660
Best ever in a state: #42 in Louisiana, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #63 | 12 | 1 in 316 |
| District of Columbia | #101 | 15 | 1 in 530 |
| Virginia | #107 | 53 | 1 in 652 |
| Maryland | #116 | 32 | 1 in 756 |
| South Carolina | #125 | 32 | 1 in 660 |
| Louisiana | #130 | 59 | 1 in 621 |
| Rhode Island | #141 | 5 | 1 in 1,142 |
| New York | #144 | 111 | 1 in 1,023 |
| North Carolina | #144 | 41 | 1 in 923 |
| Georgia | #169 | 39 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Connecticut | #171 | 13 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Missouri | #171 | 27 | 1 in 1,356 |
| Ohio | #183 | 48 | 1 in 1,680 |
| Hawaii | #186 | 8 | 1 in 853 |
| Florida | #190 | 53 | 1 in 1,188 |
| New Jersey | #190 | 31 | 1 in 1,370 |
| Arkansas | #200 | 12 | 1 in 1,274 |
| Pennsylvania | #202 | 41 | 1 in 1,888 |
| West Virginia | #207 | 6 | 1 in 2,155 |
| Illinois | #211 | 58 | 1 in 1,459 |
| Michigan | #221 | 31 | 1 in 2,117 |
| Kentucky | #236 | 12 | 1 in 2,253 |
| Mississippi | #239 | 13 | 1 in 1,481 |
| Washington | #242 | 15 | 1 in 2,118 |
| Colorado | #245 | 11 | 1 in 2,167 |
| Indiana | #250 | 15 | 1 in 2,674 |
| New Mexico | #270 | 7 | 1 in 1,593 |
| Massachusetts | #271 | 10 | 1 in 3,575 |
| Alabama | #274 | 12 | 1 in 2,194 |
| Tennessee | #293 | 11 | 1 in 2,943 |
| Oklahoma | #318 | 8 | 1 in 2,944 |
| Kansas | #327 | 5 | 1 in 3,633 |
| Minnesota | #339 | 6 | 1 in 5,474 |
| California | #340 | 70 | 1 in 2,870 |
| Texas | #345 | 51 | 1 in 2,701 |
| Oregon | #355 | 5 | 1 in 4,014 |
| Wisconsin | #400 | 5 | 1 in 6,928 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1961 at #111 (3,486 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 98 yrs · run 1921–2018
- Highest: 1 in 609 boys born in 1961 were named Dwayne (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 15,670 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 34.9% of all boys named Dwayne (26,788) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 161 | #1,231 (1918) | #1,595 |
| 1920s | 775 | #591 (1929) | #777 |
| 1930s | 1,816 | #375 (1936) | #420 |
| 1940s | 2,743 | #346 (1947) | #386 |
| 1950s | 7,878 | #165 (1959) | #285 |
| 1960s | 26,788 | #111 (1961) | #126 |
| 1970s | 14,811 | #141 (1970) | #173 |
| 1980s | 9,064 | #224 (1980) | #255 |
| 1990s | 5,608 | #307 (1990) | #425 |
| 2000s | 3,488 | #536 (2000) | #634 |
| 2010s | 2,729 | #678 (2010) | #835 |
| 2020s | 877 | #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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 238,294 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 33.4% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,409Yuka8
- #7,409Zanetta8
- #7,409Zonia8
- #8,128Dwayne7
- #8,128Aarika7
- #8,128Abbigale7
- #8,128Abbye7
- #9,110Aaisha6
- #9,110Abbra6
- #9,110Abel6
Tied with 981 names at #8,128; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,773 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 96.8% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.