Recorded 1916–2017 Boys' name Peak 1960 3,601 births

Duwayne — boys' name

3,601 babies named Duwayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s351920s2591930s5631940s5871950s6441960s6391970s3941980s2021990s1322000s932010s53
1950s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Duwayne was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

82 babies were named Duwayne in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Duwayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,601 babies named Duwayne between 1916 and 2017, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Duwayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 82 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Duwayne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 644 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Duwayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 630 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Duwayne in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Duwayne 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 3,601 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.

Duwayne at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

3,601

Since 1916

102 years of records

Peak year

1960

82 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1916

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2017

Duwayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1916

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1960)
82
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Duwayne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
644 births that decade — 18% of Duwayne's all-time total
1910s351920s2591930s5631940s5871950s6441960s6391970s3941980s2021990s1322000s932010s53

Duwayne by state

Where Duwayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Duwayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Wisconsin
630 17.5%
#2 Minnesota
420 11.7%
#3 Michigan
90 2.5%
#4 North Dakota
81 2.2%
#5 Illinois
54 1.5%
#6 California
29 0.8%
#7 Iowa
23 0.6%
#8 South Dakota
23 0.6%
Wisconsin share of Duwayne's total US births 17.5%
Even split

630 of 3,601 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Duwayne appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Duwayne?
3,601 babies have been named Duwayne since 1916. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1960 with 82 births.
When was Duwayne most popular?
Duwayne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 644 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Duwayne most popular?
The top states for the name Duwayne are Wisconsin (630 births), Minnesota (420 births), Michigan (90 births).
How long has the name Duwayne been used?
Duwayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 102 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Duwayne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Duward, Duwan, Duwane, Duwaine. 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, 1916–2017 (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.