Is Dwayne a boy or girl name?
Dwayne is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 129 boys were named Dwayne, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 77,083 US babies named Dwayne were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,423
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dwayne since 1912
- 77,083
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 3,502 babies
Boys and girls named Dwayne, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 161 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 775 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,816 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 2,743 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 7,880 | 34 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 26,786 | 162 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 14,810 | 138 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 9,064 | 108 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 5,607 | 14 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 3,488 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,725 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 766 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 129 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 140 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 149 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 167 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 181 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 199 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 234 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 225 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 222 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 293 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 246 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 323 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 313 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 321 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 349 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 347 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 347 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 360 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 389 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 339 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 294 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 343 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 323 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 339 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 407 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 364 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 419 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 418 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 470 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 507 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 556 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 590 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 675 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 779 | #322 | 7 | #10,595 |
| 1990 | 829 | #307 | 7 | #10,533 |
| 1989 | 870 | #284 | 9 | #8,233 |
| 1988 | 828 | #282 | 10 | #7,280 |
| 1987 | 802 | #274 | 11 | #6,445 |
| 1986 | 825 | #265 | 17 | #4,589 |
| 1985 | 880 | #257 | 7 | #8,594 |
| 1984 | 861 | #253 | 13 | #5,291 |
| 1983 | 956 | #235 | 9 | #6,860 |
| 1982 | 963 | #241 | 12 | #5,638 |
| 1981 | 1,010 | #232 | 7 | #8,360 |
| 1980 | 1,069 | #224 | 13 | #5,315 |
| 1979 | 1,167 | #203 | 17 | #4,276 |
| 1978 | 1,237 | #192 | 11 | #5,658 |
| 1977 | 1,460 | #163 | 12 | #5,283 |
| 1976 | 1,326 | #175 | 10 | #5,700 |
| 1975 | 1,248 | #181 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1974 | 1,200 | #188 | 17 | #3,741 |
| 1973 | 1,435 | #167 | 13 | #4,425 |
| 1972 | 1,594 | #162 | 11 | #4,873 |
| 1971 | 1,826 | #157 | 14 | #4,163 |
| 1970 | 2,317 | #141 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1969 | 2,114 | #144 | 20 | #3,041 |
| 1968 | 2,081 | #137 | 16 | #3,361 |
| 1967 | 2,157 | #136 | 15 | #3,377 |
| 1966 | 2,265 | #133 | 9 | #4,593 |
| 1965 | 2,521 | #126 | 14 | #3,450 |
| 1964 | 2,873 | #120 | 20 | #2,847 |
| 1963 | 3,136 | #115 | 11 | #4,086 |
| 1962 | 3,119 | #119 | 17 | #3,069 |
| 1961 | 3,483 | #111 | 19 | #2,871 |
| 1960 | 3,037 | #123 | 21 | #2,671 |
| 1959 | 1,907 | #165 | 10 | #4,102 |
| 1958 | 1,398 | #200 | 5 | #6,352 |
| 1957 | 1,037 | #239 | 8 | #4,637 |
| 1956 | 800 | #257 | 6 | #5,469 |
| 1955 | 588 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 536 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 480 | #321 | 5 | #5,907 |
| 1952 | 401 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 391 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 342 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 362 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 345 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 390 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 303 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 248 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 266 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 196 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 198 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 204 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 231 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 213 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 186 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 202 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 213 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 191 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 199 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 166 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 163 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 147 | #467 | 6 | #3,998 |
| 1930 | 136 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 104 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 104 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 90 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 81 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 81 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 93 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 66 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 59 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 58 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,326 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,101 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dwayne reached #111 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #2,671 in 1960. 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 Dwayne
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.