Boys' name · since 1912
Dwayne
Dwayne has 76,738 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,566 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 76,738
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dwayne is the #1566 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 76,738 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwayne has been recorded 76,738 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #1566 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #380 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,566 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 76,738 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwayne ranks #380 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,566 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 76,738 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #380 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,566 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 76,738
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dwayne's 76,738 recorded births place it above 99.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dwayne compares
76,738 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dwayne's all-time total is 208x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dwayne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 76,738 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 3,486 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dwayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dwayne's full recorded timeline at 1969, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 3,486 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dwayne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 3,486
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Dwayne popularity over time - girls
462 total births recorded since 1931 (Dwayne as girls' name)
Dwayne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (26,788 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Dwayne's strongest decade.
26,788 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dwayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 161
1910s
161 births
- 1920s 775
1920s
775 births
- 1930s 1,816
1930s
1,816 births
- 1940s 2,743
1940s
2,743 births
- 1950s 7,878
1950s
7,878 births
- 1960s
1960s
26,788 births
- 1970s
1970s
14,811 births
- 1980s 9,064
1980s
9,064 births
- 1990s 5,608
1990s
5,608 births
- 2000s 3,488
2000s
3,488 births
- 2010s 2,729
2010s
2,729 births
- 2020s 877
2020s
877 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 26,788 births (35% of all-time use).
How Dwayne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dwayne's total volume
Dwayne by state
Where Dwayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5,816 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5,300 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 4,643 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 4,284 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 4,027 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 4,025 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 3,773 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 3,736 | 4.9% |
5,816 of 76,738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Dwayne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dwayne's data
- Dwayne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (26,788 total births); usage has since declined to 877 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dwaynes (5,816 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dwayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Dwayne 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.