Recorded 1958–1977 Boys' name Peak 1965 85 births

Dwyne — boys' name

85 babies named Dwyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s541970s26
1960s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Dwyne was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

11 babies were named Dwyne in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dwyne

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Dwyne between 1958 and 1977, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dwyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dwyne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dwyne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dwyne 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 85 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.

Dwyne at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

85

Since 1958

20 years of records

Peak year

1965

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1958

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1977

Dwyne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1958

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1965)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1977197319691966196419611958 5

Dwyne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
54 births that decade — 64% of Dwyne's all-time total
1950s51960s541970s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dwyne?
85 babies have been named Dwyne since 1958. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1965 with 11 births.
When was Dwyne most popular?
Dwyne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Dwyne been used?
Dwyne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 20 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Dwyne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dwyane, Dwyer. 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, 1958–1977 (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.