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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • 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: #358 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,920 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: #289 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,514 boysMNIllinois: #205 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,364 boysILWisconsin: #306 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,252 boysWIMichigan: #209 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,930 boysMINew York: #221 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,601 boysNYMassachusetts: #266 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,398 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedRIOregon: #335 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,738 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: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedIAIndiana: #207 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,100 boysINOhio: #184 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,780 boysOHPennsylvania: #191 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,804 boysPANew Jersey: #195 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,529 boysNJConnecticut: #176 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,473 boysCTCalifornia: #325 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 2,794 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedUTColorado: #343 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,553 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNEMissouri: #195 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,620 boysMOKentucky: #232 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,463 boysKYWest Virginia: #147 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,175 boysWVVirginia: #175 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,239 boysVAMaryland: #117 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 763 boysMDDelaware: #121 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 781 boysDEArizona: #319 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,484 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dwayne, so not publishedNMKansas: #232 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,180 boysKSArkansas: #251 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,898 boysARTennessee: #282 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,617 boysTNNorth Carolina: #200 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,448 boysNCSouth Carolina: #174 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,029 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #108 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 505 boysDCOklahoma: #294 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,676 boysOKLouisiana: #158 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 815 boysLAMississippi: #353 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,974 boysMSAlabama: #299 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,535 boysALGeorgia: #211 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,437 boysGAHawaii: #257 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,409 boysHITexas: #399 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 3,570 boysTXFlorida: #200 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,343 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#108 · 1 in 505
  2. Maryland#117 · 1 in 763
  3. Delaware#121 · 1 in 781
  4. West Virginia#147 · 1 in 1,175
  5. Louisiana#158 · 1 in 815

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#108151 in 505
Maryland#117351 in 763
Delaware#12151 in 781
West Virginia#147101 in 1,175
Louisiana#158441 in 815
South Carolina#174201 in 1,029
Virginia#175291 in 1,239
Connecticut#176131 in 1,473
Ohio#184431 in 1,780
Pennsylvania#191421 in 1,804
Missouri#195221 in 1,620
New Jersey#195291 in 1,529
Florida#200531 in 1,343
North Carolina#200271 in 1,448
Illinois#205601 in 1,364
Indiana#207181 in 2,100
Michigan#209331 in 1,930
Georgia#211291 in 1,437
New York#221731 in 1,601
Kansas#23281 in 2,180
Kentucky#232101 in 2,463
Arkansas#25181 in 1,898
Hawaii#25751 in 1,409
Massachusetts#266111 in 3,398
Tennessee#282121 in 2,617
Minnesota#28971 in 4,514
Oklahoma#29491 in 2,676
Alabama#299101 in 2,535
Wisconsin#30681 in 4,252
Arizona#319101 in 2,484
California#325761 in 2,794
Oregon#33551 in 3,738
Colorado#34371 in 3,553
Mississippi#35361 in 2,974
Washington#35881 in 3,920
Texas#399401 in 3,570
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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 1984

girls
#5,222
13 births · 1 in 129,524 girls
boys
#253
861 births · 1 in 2,096 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #5,222Dwayne13

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #253Dwayne861
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 129,524 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 57.1% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dwayne
  1. #4,966Yana14
  2. #4,966Yuki14
  3. #4,966Zuleika14
  4. #5,222Dwayne13
  5. #5,222Aixa13
  6. #5,222Alandra13
  7. #5,222Alessia13
  8. #5,539Abbigale12
  9. #5,539Adel12
  10. #5,539Adi12

Tied with 316 names at #5,222; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 2,096 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 96.6% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dwayne
  1. #250Chance879
  2. #251Tristan873
  3. #252Cesar863
  4. #253Dwayne861
  5. #253Harold861
  6. #255Abraham851
  7. #255Devon851
  8. #257Bryce838

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →