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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Dwayne has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| 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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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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#177 · 1 in 711
- Louisiana#226 · 1 in 1,120
- Maryland#247 · 1 in 1,653
- Mississippi#289 · 1 in 1,496
- Ohio#305 · 1 in 2,500
Best ever in a state: #42 in Louisiana, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #177 | 7 | 1 in 711 |
| Louisiana | #226 | 24 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Maryland | #247 | 17 | 1 in 1,653 |
| Mississippi | #289 | 10 | 1 in 1,496 |
| Ohio | #305 | 28 | 1 in 2,500 |
| South Carolina | #311 | 11 | 1 in 1,835 |
| Michigan | #320 | 23 | 1 in 2,578 |
| Pennsylvania | #331 | 22 | 1 in 3,000 |
| Florida | #354 | 36 | 1 in 2,386 |
| Missouri | #368 | 11 | 1 in 3,127 |
| Alabama | #382 | 9 | 1 in 2,732 |
| Connecticut | #383 | 5 | 1 in 3,692 |
| New Jersey | #390 | 14 | 1 in 3,435 |
| Virginia | #390 | 13 | 1 in 2,969 |
| New York | #400 | 37 | 1 in 3,105 |
| Indiana | #445 | 9 | 1 in 4,145 |
| North Carolina | #448 | 13 | 1 in 3,616 |
| Illinois | #457 | 22 | 1 in 3,620 |
| Oklahoma | #503 | 5 | 1 in 4,022 |
| Georgia | #566 | 11 | 1 in 4,562 |
| Arizona | #575 | 6 | 1 in 5,725 |
| California | #657 | 30 | 1 in 8,186 |
| Texas | #866 | 14 | 1 in 11,219 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1997
boys
#498
418 births · 1 in 4,510 boys
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 4,510 of them was named Dwayne, which outranked 95.4% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Dwayne
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.