Dwayne vs Dwain

Side-by-side comparison of Dwayne and Dwain - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Dwayne

Boy name · Rank #1420

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Name B

Dwain

Boy name · Rank #11012

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Metric Dwayne Dwain
Current Rank #1420 #11012
Total Births (all years) 76,738 7,581
Peak Year 1961 1959
Peak Year Births 3,486 258
Peak Decade 1960s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Dwayne Dwain
1910s 161 144
1920s 775 597
1930s 1,816 977
1940s 2,743 1,064
1950s 7,878 1,698
1960s 26,788 1,456
1970s 14,811 764
1980s 9,064 412
1990s 5,608 221
2000s 3,488 115
2010s 2,729 104
2020s 877 29

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dwayne Dwain
2014 246 15
2015 294 12
2016 222 5
2017 225 10
2018 236 10
2019 199 6
2020 181 7
2021 168 9
2022 149 7
2023 140 -
2024 130 6
2025 109 -

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–2025.

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