Is Dewayne a boy or girl name?
Dewayne is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 39 boys were named Dewayne, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 26,542 US babies named Dewayne were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,107
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dewayne since 1912
- 26,542
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 653 babies
Boys and girls named Dewayne, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 675 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,348 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1940s | 1,847 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 3,396 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 5,876 | 27 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 4,940 | 28 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 3,339 | 40 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 1,983 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,556 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,025 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 265 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39 | #3,107 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,703 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 53 | #2,569 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 60 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 70 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 90 | #1,723 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 85 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 102 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 115 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 115 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 128 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 145 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 151 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 157 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 164 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 146 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 151 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 154 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 147 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 149 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 153 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 184 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 169 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 168 | #864 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 173 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 157 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 198 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 177 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 184 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 247 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 265 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 245 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 286 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 267 | #567 | 5 | #12,315 |
| 1987 | 304 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 300 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 313 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 335 | #461 | 5 | #10,835 |
| 1983 | 317 | #469 | 6 | #9,330 |
| 1982 | 398 | #420 | 8 | #7,658 |
| 1981 | 378 | #431 | 11 | #5,979 |
| 1980 | 441 | #391 | 5 | #10,804 |
| 1979 | 431 | #387 | 8 | #7,490 |
| 1978 | 462 | #360 | 5 | #10,157 |
| 1977 | 526 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 471 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 476 | #353 | 8 | #6,661 |
| 1974 | 426 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 521 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 530 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 543 | #338 | 7 | #6,773 |
| 1970 | 554 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 537 | #337 | 10 | #4,793 |
| 1968 | 524 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 510 | #331 | 6 | #6,211 |
| 1966 | 601 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 586 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 611 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 648 | #308 | 5 | #6,840 |
| 1962 | 653 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 627 | #313 | 6 | #6,003 |
| 1960 | 579 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 500 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 461 | #356 | 6 | #5,576 |
| 1957 | 428 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 358 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 319 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 292 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 296 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 290 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 238 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 214 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 203 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 213 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 226 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 188 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 158 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 196 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 163 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 159 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 185 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 156 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 139 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 141 | #488 | 6 | #3,946 |
| 1937 | 146 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 165 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 188 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 127 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 121 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 114 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 131 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 76 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 87 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 77 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 67 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 69 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 74 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 70 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 69 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 61 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 53 | #962 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 48 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 35 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 45 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,802 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,931 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dewayne reached #302 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #3,946 in 1938. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dewayne
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.