Girls' name · since 1943
Dwana
Dwana has 988 recorded births since 1943 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 988
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
988 girls have been named Dwana since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dwana has 988 recorded births among girls since 1943, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1943 to 2002.
- #7,586 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 988 born since 1943
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwana ranks #7,586 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 988 born since 1943, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 988
- born since 1943
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dwana's 988 recorded births place it above 89.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Dwana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dwana's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 82, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dwana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2002
- Peak year (1964)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Dwana by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (330 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Dwana's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dwana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s
1950s
145 births
- 1960s
1960s
330 births
- 1970s
1970s
285 births
- 1980s
1980s
149 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 330 births (33% of all-time use).
How Dwana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dwana's total volume
Dwana by state
Where Dwana concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 42 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
42 of 988 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Dwana's decade-level peak was the 1960s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Dwanas (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Dwana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1943–2002 (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 Dwana 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.