Boys' name · since 1920
Dewaine
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 576 babies named Dewaine, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 576
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
576 boys have been named Dewaine since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dewaine has 576 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1998.
- #7,249 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 576 born since 1920
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewaine ranks #7,249 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 576 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,249 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 576
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dewaine's 576 recorded births place it above 84.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
Dewaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dewaine splits its recorded history at 1952: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dewaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1998
- Peak year (1959)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Dewaine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (116 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Dewaine's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Dewaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
91 births
- 1940s
1940s
94 births
- 1950s
1950s
116 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 116 births (20% of all-time use).
How Dewaine 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 Dewaine's total volume
Dewaine by state
Where Dewaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 576 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dewaine's data
- Dewaine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Dewaines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Dewaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1920–1998 (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 Dewaine 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.