Recorded 1964–2005 Boys' name Peak 2000 160 births

Dwon — boys' name

160 babies named Dwon in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s531980s641990s222000s16
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Dwon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dwon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dwon

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Dwon between 1964 and 2005, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dwon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dwon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dwon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dwon 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 160 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.

Dwon at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

160

Since 1964

42 years of records

Peak year

2000

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1964

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2005

Dwon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1964

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2000)
11
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 200519941989198619821978197419701964 5

Dwon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
64 births that decade — 40% of Dwon's all-time total
1960s51970s531980s641990s222000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dwon?
160 babies have been named Dwon since 1964. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2000 with 11 births.
When was Dwon most popular?
Dwon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Dwon been used?
Dwon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 42 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Dwon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dwone. 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, 1964–2005 (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.