Dwayne
An anglicized Irish surname from O Dubhain, descendant of Dubhan, a name formed from dubh, meaning black or dark-haired.
Dwayne in 2025
Dwayne was given to 109 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,340th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 30,416 babies born.
The history of Dwayne
Dwayne reached its highest point in 1961, when 3,505 babies were given the name, ranking 242nd that year.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 77,200 babies have been named Dwayne. Half of them were born before 1969, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Dwayne by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dwayne | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 161 | 2,483 |
| 1920s | 775 | 1,257 |
| 1930s | 1,822 | 801 |
| 1940s | 2,743 | 752 |
| 1950s | 7,912 | 352 |
| 1960s | 26,950 | 242 |
| 1970s | 14,949 | 288 |
| 1980s | 9,172 | 465 |
| 1990s | 5,622 | 631 |
| 2000s | 3,488 | 1,150 |
| 2010s | 2,729 | 1,456 |
| 2020s | 877 | 2,337 |
Where Dwayne is heading
Dwayne has fallen 63% over the past decade, from 294 babies in 2015 to 109 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1961 peak — Dwayne is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Dwayne
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dwayne.