Dewain — boys' name

What the Data Says About Dewain

The Social Security Administration has registered 800 babies named Dewain between 1913 and 2000, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dewain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dewain performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Dewain shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Dewain in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dewain in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 800 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.