Unisex name · since 1973

Dwann

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.

#29,009 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade

Dwann sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 20 recorded since 1973.

Dwann has 20 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1988.

  • #29,009 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 20 born since 1973
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwann ranks #29,009 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.

#29,009 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dwann's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dwann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Dwann's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Dwann popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
9
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
45678910 197319831988 9

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

1980s is the heaviest window (14 births, 70% of the file).

1980s was Dwann's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Dwann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (70% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dwann? ▼
20 babies have been named Dwann since 1973. All-time, it sits at #29,009 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 9 births.
Where does Dwann sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwann ranks #29,009 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Dwann

Nearby Names Like Dwann

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dwann

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dwann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1988 (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 Dwann 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.