Recorded 1959–1980 Boys' name Peak 1969 37 births

Dywayne — boys' name

37 babies named Dywayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s111970s151980s6
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Dywayne was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dywayne in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dywayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Dywayne between 1959 and 1980, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dywayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dywayne performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dywayne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dywayne 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 37 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.

Dywayne at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

37

Since 1959

22 years of records

Peak year

1969

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1959

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1980

Dywayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1959

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1969)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 1980197919781977196919631959 5

Dywayne by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 41% of Dywayne's all-time total
1950s51960s111970s151980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dywayne?
37 babies have been named Dywayne since 1959. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1969 with 6 births.
When was Dywayne most popular?
Dywayne was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Dywayne been used?
Dywayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 22 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Dywayne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dywane, Dywan. 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, 1959–1980 (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.