Boys' name · since 1880
Dwight
Dwight has 78,587 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,766 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78,587
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
78,587 babies have been named Dwight since 1880, making it today's #2766 boys' name.
Dwight has 78,587 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2766 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #373 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,766 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 78,587 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwight ranks #373 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,766 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 78,587 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,766 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78,587
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dwight's 78,587 recorded births place it above 99.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Dwight compares
78,587 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
Dwight's all-time total is 213x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dwight | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 78,587 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,698 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dwight's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dwight splits its recorded history at 1953: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (11 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 2,698 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dwight popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 2,698
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Dwight popularity over time - girls
320 total births recorded since 1913 (Dwight as girls' name)
Dwight by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (20,848 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Dwight's strongest decade.
20,848 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dwight births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 185
1880s
185 births
- 1890s 277
1890s
277 births
- 1900s 455
1900s
455 births
- 1910s 2,686
1910s
2,686 births
- 1920s 4,560
1920s
4,560 births
- 1930s 4,895
1930s
4,895 births
- 1940s
1940s
12,864 births
- 1950s
1950s
20,848 births
- 1960s
1960s
13,010 births
- 1970s 7,003
1970s
7,003 births
- 1980s 5,166
1980s
5,166 births
- 1990s 3,401
1990s
3,401 births
- 2000s 1,723
2000s
1,723 births
- 2010s 1,144
2010s
1,144 births
- 2020s 370
2020s
370 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 20,848 births (27% of all-time use).
How Dwight 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 Dwight's total volume
Dwight by state
Where Dwight concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5,057 | 6.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 4,491 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,151 | 5.3% |
| #4 | California | | 4,107 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,639 | 4.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 3,218 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 3,195 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 3,077 | 3.9% |
5,057 of 78,587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Dwight appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dwight's data
- Dwight's decade-level peak was the 1950s (20,848 total births); usage has since declined to 370 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Dwights (5,057 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dwight: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Dwight 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.