Boys' name · since 1929
Dawayne
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 1,690 babies named Dawayne, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,690
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,690 boys have been named Dawayne since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dawayne has 1,690 recorded births among boys since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2024.
- #3,665 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,690 born since 1929
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawayne ranks #3,665 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,690 born since 1929, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,690
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawayne's 1,690 recorded births place it above 91.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dawayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawayne's full recorded timeline at 1983, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawayne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2024
- Peak year (1977)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Dawayne by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (355 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Dawayne's strongest decade.
355 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Dawayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 92
1950s
92 births
- 1960s
1960s
204 births
- 1970s
1970s
355 births
- 1980s
1980s
300 births
- 1990s
1990s
262 births
- 2000s
2000s
233 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 355 births (21% of all-time use).
How Dawayne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dawayne's total volume
Dawayne by state
Where Dawayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 39 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 20 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
39 of 1,690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Dawayne's data
- Dawayne's decade-level peak was the 1970s (355 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dawaynes (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~95 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1929–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dawayne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.