Boys' name · peaked in 1961
Dwayne name popularity since 1925
76,724 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dwayne (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1969 or earlier, so the typical Dwayne is about 57 years old in 2026. Dwayne peaked in 1961 as the #111 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 76,724
- Named Dwayne, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,565 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 462 girls · 76,262 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 3.05× its national share
Peak year is the year Dwayne 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.
Dwayne births per year, 1925–2025
1961 was the biggest year for Dwayne both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1955 and 1960, Dwayne became 5× more common, from 1 in 3,500 baby boys to 1 in 702.
- Steepest fall: Between 1977 and 1982, its share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 1,130 to 1 in 1,880.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dwayne's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dwayne.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dwayne 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 | 460 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 1,816 | #395 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,743 | #377 |
| 1950s | 34 | 7,878 | #299 |
| 1960s | 162 | 26,788 | #126 |
| 1970s | 138 | 14,811 | #181 |
| 1980s | 108 | 9,064 | #257 |
| 1990s | 14 | 5,608 | #449 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,488 | #644 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,729 | #791 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 877 | #1,565 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.5% of babies named Dwayne from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Dwayne is most popular
The index compares Dwayne'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 Dwayne.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 3.05× | 4,027 |
| District of Columbia | 2.97× | 1,005 |
| Maryland | 1.95× | 2,187 |
| Hawaii | 1.62× | 371 |
| Virginia | 1.55× | 2,569 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Dwayne and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Dwayne (this page) | 76,262 | 1961 |
| Dwaine | 4,181 | 1932 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dwayne's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dwayne.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dwayne (1961).
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