Recorded 1972–2014 Boys' name Peak 1984 22 births

Dwuan — boys' name

22 babies named Dwuan in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s61990s62010s5
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Dwuan was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dwuan in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dwuan

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Dwuan between 1972 and 2014, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dwuan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dwuan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dwuan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dwuan 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 22 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.

Dwuan at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

22

Since 1972

43 years of records

Peak year

1984

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1972

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2014

Dwuan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1972

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1984)
6
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.5 2014199419841972 5

Dwuan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 27% of Dwuan's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dwuan?
22 babies have been named Dwuan since 1972. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1984 with 6 births.
When was Dwuan most popular?
Dwuan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Dwuan been used?
Dwuan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 43 years of data through 2014.

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, 1972–2014 (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.