Boys' name · since 1916
Dwaine
Dwaine has 4,362 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,362
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dwaine sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 4,362 recorded since 1916.
Dwaine has 4,362 recorded births among boys since 1916, 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 1916 to 2024.
- #1,950 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 4,362 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwaine ranks #1,950 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,362 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,362
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dwaine's 4,362 recorded births place it above 95.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Dwaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dwaine splits its recorded history at 1968: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 112 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dwaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024
- Peak year (1959)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Dwaine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (930 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Dwaine's strongest decade.
930 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Dwaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
384 births
- 1930s
1930s
618 births
- 1940s
1940s
549 births
- 1950s
1950s
930 births
- 1960s
1960s
760 births
- 1970s
1970s
488 births
- 1980s 266
1980s
266 births
- 1990s 166
1990s
166 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 930 births (21% of all-time use).
How Dwaine 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 Dwaine's total volume
Dwaine by state
Where Dwaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 190 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 178 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 156 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Nebraska | | 132 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 122 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 111 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 102 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 60 | 1.4% |
190 of 4,362 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Dwaine appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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- Dwaine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (930 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Dwaines (190 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Dwaine: 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 (~108 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, 1916–2024 (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 Dwaine 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.