Recorded 1973–1988 Unisex name Peak 1988 20 births

Dwann — boys' name

20 babies named Dwann in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s14
1980s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Dwann was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dwann in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dwann

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Dwann between 1973 and 1988, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dwann currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Dwann is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1983.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dwann performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dwann shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dwann 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 20 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.

Dwann at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

20

Since 1973

16 years of records

Peak year

1988

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1973

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1988

Dwann popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1973

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
45678910 198819831973 6

Dwann popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1983 (Dwann as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1983 5

Dwann by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
14 births that decade — 70% of Dwann's all-time total
1970s61980s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dwann?
20 babies have been named Dwann since 1973. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 9 births.
When was Dwann most popular?
Dwann was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Is Dwann a unisex name?
Yes, Dwann is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 20 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Dwann been used?
Dwann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 16 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Dwann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dwayne, Dwain, Dwaine, Dwane, and 4 more. 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, 1973–1988 (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.