Boys' name · since 1912
Dewayne
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 26,491 babies named Dewayne, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,491
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
26,491 babies have been named Dewayne since 1912, making it today's #2457 boys' name.
Dewayne has 26,491 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2457 as of the latest data, more common than 82% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #721 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,457 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 26,491 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewayne ranks #721 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,457 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 26,491 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #721 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,491
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dewayne's 26,491 recorded births place it above 98.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dewayne compares
26,491 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dewayne's all-time total is 72x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dewayne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26,491 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 651 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dewayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dewayne splits its recorded history at 1969: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 651 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dewayne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 651
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Dewayne popularity over time - girls
107 total births recorded since 1938 (Dewayne as girls' name)
Dewayne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5,876 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Dewayne's strongest decade.
5,876 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Dewayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 185
1910s
185 births
- 1920s 675
1920s
675 births
- 1930s 1,348
1930s
1,348 births
- 1940s 1,847
1940s
1,847 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,396 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,876 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,939 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,339 births
- 1990s 1,983
1990s
1,983 births
- 2000s 1,556
2000s
1,556 births
- 2010s 1,026
2010s
1,026 births
- 2020s 321
2020s
321 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5,876 births (22% of all-time use).
How Dewayne 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 Dewayne's total volume
Dewayne by state
Where Dewayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,894 | 7.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,425 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 1,416 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 1,354 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 1,216 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,061 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 1,043 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,009 | 3.8% |
1,894 of 26,491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Dewayne appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dewayne's data
- Dewayne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (5,876 total births); usage has since declined to 321 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dewaynes (1,894 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dewayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Dewayne 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.