Boys' name · peaked in 1966
Dewayne name popularity since 1925
26,112 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dewayne. Half of them were born in 1970 or earlier, so the typical Dewayne is about 56 years old in 2026. Dewayne peaked in 1966 as the #304 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 26,112
- Named Dewayne, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,457 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 107 girls · 26,005 boys
- Most popular in
- Arkansas
- 3.39× its national share
Peak year is the year Dewayne made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Dewayne births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1962. Measured as a share of all babies, Dewayne peaked in 1966.
- Fastest rise: Between 1955 and 1960, Dewayne became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 6,460 baby boys to 1 in 3,680.
- Steepest fall: Between 1978 and 1983, its share of baby boys fell by 37%, from 1 in 3,550 to 1 in 5,650.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dewayne's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dewayne.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dewayne in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 374 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 1,348 | #397 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,847 | #474 |
| 1950s | 6 | 3,396 | #411 |
| 1960s | 27 | 5,876 | #315 |
| 1970s | 28 | 4,939 | #353 |
| 1980s | 40 | 3,339 | #490 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,983 | #765 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,556 | #1,096 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,026 | #1,581 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 321 | #2,457 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.4% of babies named Dewayne from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Dewayne is most popular
The index compares Dewayne's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Dewayne.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 3.39× | 783 |
| Mississippi | 3.13× | 853 |
| Alabama | 3.06× | 1,216 |
| Oklahoma | 3.04× | 891 |
| Tennessee | 2.99× | 1,416 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dewayne's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dewayne.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dewayne (1966).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data