Boys' name · peaked in 1953
Dwight name popularity since 1925
73,047 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dwight. Half of them were born in 1957 or earlier, so the typical Dwight is about 69 years old in 2026. Dwight peaked in 1953 as the #122 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 73,047
- Named Dwight, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,774 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 296 girls · 72,751 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 2.86× its national share
Peak year is the year Dwight 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.
Dwight births per year, 1925–2025
1953 was the biggest year for Dwight both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1940 and 1945, Dwight became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 2,540 baby boys to 1 in 768.
- Steepest fall: Between 1953 and 1958, its share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 731 to 1 in 1,250.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dwight's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dwight.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dwight 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 | 2,327 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 4,895 | #242 |
| 1940s | 23 | 12,864 | #126 |
| 1950s | 90 | 20,848 | #142 |
| 1960s | 87 | 13,010 | #203 |
| 1970s | 61 | 7,003 | #286 |
| 1980s | 35 | 5,166 | #366 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,401 | #588 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,723 | #1,084 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,144 | #1,570 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 370 | #2,774 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.3% of babies named Dwight from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Dwight is most popular
The index compares Dwight'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 Dwight.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 2.86× | 631 |
| North Carolina | 2.15× | 4,257 |
| Alabama | 2.05× | 2,536 |
| Arkansas | 1.92× | 1,376 |
| South Dakota | 1.86× | 415 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dwight's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dwight.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dwight (1953).
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