Recorded 1927–1967 Boys' name Peak 1927 25 births

Duwaine — boys' name

25 babies named Duwaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s101950s51960s5
1930s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Duwaine was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

5 babies were named Duwaine in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duwaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Duwaine between 1927 and 1967, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duwaine currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duwaine performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Duwaine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duwaine 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 25 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.

Duwaine at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

25

Since 1927

41 years of records

Peak year

1927

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1927

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1967

Duwaine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1927

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1927)
5
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
5 19671950193519331927 5

Duwaine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
10 births that decade — 40% of Duwaine's all-time total
1920s51930s101950s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duwaine?
25 babies have been named Duwaine since 1927. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1927 with 5 births.
When was Duwaine most popular?
Duwaine was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Duwaine been used?
Duwaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 41 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Duwaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duwayne, Duward, Duwan, Duwane. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1927–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.