Girls' name · since 1956
Dwayna
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 70 babies named Dwayna, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dwayna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 70 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwayna has been recorded 70 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1993.
- #31,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 70 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwayna ranks #31,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 70
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dwayna's 70 recorded births place it above 56.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dwayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dwayna's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dwayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1993
- Peak year (1977)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Dwayna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (26 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Dwayna's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Dwayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 26 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Dwayna's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dwayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1956–1993 (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 Dwayna 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.