Dwain — #10963 US boys' name
7,581 babies named Dwain in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 23% of names given to boys today.
22% of everyone ever named Dwain was born in this single decade.
257 babies were named Dwain in 1959 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dwain
The Social Security Administration has registered 7,581 babies named Dwain between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dwain currently holds the #10963 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 257 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dwain performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 1,698 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Dwain shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 680 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Dwain in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dwain 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 7,581 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.
Dwain at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Dwain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913
- Peak year (1959)
- 257
- Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
Currently ranks #10963 among boys.
7,581 total births across 112 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1959 with 257 births in a single year.
Dwain by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 1,698 births that decade — 22% of Dwain's all-time total
Dwain decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,698 births
- Runner-up 1,456 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Dwain's strongest decade
1,698 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 22% of all-time use.
Dwain by state
Where Dwain concentrates geographically — total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 680 | 9.0% |
| #2 | California | | 398 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 374 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 310 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 187 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 173 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 150 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 125 | 1.6% |
680 of 7,581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 9.0% of nationwide
- California 5.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.1% of nationwide
- Missouri 2.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 33 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 9.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Dwain appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1913–2024 (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.