Recorded 1976–1996 Boys' name Peak 1976 26 births

Dywan — boys' name

26 babies named Dywan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s101990s5
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Dywan was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dywan in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dywan

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Dywan between 1976 and 1996, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dywan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dywan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dywan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dywan 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 26 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.

Dywan at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

26

Since 1976

21 years of records

Peak year

1976

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1976

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1996

Dywan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1976

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1976)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 19961986198419771976 6

Dywan by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 42% of Dywan's all-time total
1970s111980s101990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dywan?
26 babies have been named Dywan since 1976. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1976 with 6 births.
When was Dywan most popular?
Dywan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Dywan been used?
Dywan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 21 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Dywan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dywane, Dywayne. 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, 1976–1996 (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.