Recorded 1979–2004 Boys' name Peak 1985 48 births

Dwaun — boys' name

48 babies named Dwaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s331990s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Dwaun was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dwaun in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dwaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Dwaun between 1979 and 2004, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dwaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dwaun performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dwaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dwaun 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 48 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.

Dwaun at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

48

Since 1979

26 years of records

Peak year

1985

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1979

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2004

Dwaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1979

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1985)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 20041997198819861985198219811979 5

Dwaun by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 69% of Dwaun's all-time total
1970s51980s331990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dwaun?
48 babies have been named Dwaun since 1979. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1985 with 12 births.
When was Dwaun most popular?
Dwaun was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Dwaun been used?
Dwaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 26 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Dwaun?
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, 1979–2004 (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.