Is Dwan a boy or girl name?
Dwan was used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. Across 1880–2024, 42.7% of the 2,131 US babies named Dwan were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dwan since 1924
- 2,131
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 239 babies
Boys and girls named Dwan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 15 | 75% |
| 1950s | 83 | 88 | 51.5% |
| 1960s | 127 | 141 | 52.6% |
| 1970s | 302 | 279 | 48% |
| 1980s | 288 | 370 | 56.2% |
| 1990s | 206 | 5 | 2.4% |
| 2000s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,725 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,808 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,734 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,226 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,315 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,114 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,006 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,255 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,813 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,883 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,164 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,746 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,576 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,758 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,851 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,936 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,558 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,542 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,813 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,880 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,417 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,490 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,444 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,360 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,705 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,371 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,700 | 5 | #13,780 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,888 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 30 | #2,260 | 6 | #11,233 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,268 | 5 | #12,349 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,755 | 18 | #4,520 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,544 | 14 | #5,255 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,807 | 25 | #3,442 |
| 1984 | 27 | #1,997 | 33 | #2,746 |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,097 | 173 | #875 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,623 | 23 | #3,557 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,151 | 31 | #2,866 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,239 | 42 | #2,317 |
| 1979 | 26 | #2,006 | 36 | #2,541 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,732 | 39 | #2,319 |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,378 | 61 | #1,704 |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,213 | 47 | #1,914 |
| 1975 | 28 | #1,761 | 12 | #4,937 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,845 | 12 | #4,800 |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,790 | 8 | #6,232 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,569 | 11 | #4,872 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,610 | 21 | #3,194 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,632 | 32 | #2,366 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,925 | 17 | #3,358 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,792 | 17 | #3,210 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,272 | 9 | #4,711 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,257 | 11 | #4,024 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,516 | 17 | #3,082 |
| 1964 | 17 | #1,997 | 12 | #3,936 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,577 | 19 | #2,898 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,214 | 11 | #4,071 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,589 | 14 | #3,497 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,157 | 14 | #3,396 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,100 | 15 | #3,147 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,355 | 14 | #3,269 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,302 | 9 | #4,310 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,032 | 10 | #3,979 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,607 | 14 | #3,129 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,140 | 8 | #4,380 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,585 | 9 | #4,022 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,889 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,629 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,458 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,464 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,531 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,659 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,382 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,758 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,519 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dwan reached #1,097 in 1983. As a girl name, it reached #875 in 1983. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dwan
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.