Is Dwight a boy or girl name?
Dwight is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 53 boys were named Dwight, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 78,861 US babies named Dwight were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,527
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dwight since 1880
- 78,861
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 2,708 babies
Boys and girls named Dwight, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 277 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 455 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,686 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 4,560 | 19 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 4,895 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 12,864 | 23 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 20,848 | 90 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 13,010 | 87 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 7,003 | 61 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 5,168 | 35 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 3,401 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,723 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,143 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 323 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53 | #2,527 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,445 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 70 | #2,083 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 82 | #1,816 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 77 | #1,920 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 99 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 129 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 133 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 136 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 138 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 142 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 168 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 142 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 165 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 161 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 195 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 177 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 162 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 186 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 215 | #773 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 243 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 255 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 244 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 266 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 303 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 361 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 360 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 410 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 466 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 493 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 488 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 487 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 549 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 510 | #366 | 7 | #8,796 |
| 1985 | 502 | #366 | 10 | #6,583 |
| 1984 | 571 | #330 | 6 | #9,459 |
| 1983 | 536 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 492 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 516 | #348 | 6 | #9,420 |
| 1980 | 517 | #350 | 6 | #9,407 |
| 1979 | 546 | #335 | 6 | #9,306 |
| 1978 | 489 | #347 | 6 | #8,842 |
| 1977 | 573 | #325 | 8 | #7,058 |
| 1976 | 602 | #299 | 5 | #9,695 |
| 1975 | 673 | #286 | 6 | #8,277 |
| 1974 | 700 | #271 | 9 | #5,886 |
| 1973 | 715 | #265 | 5 | #8,789 |
| 1972 | 773 | #257 | 5 | #8,620 |
| 1971 | 906 | #249 | 11 | #4,892 |
| 1970 | 1,026 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 1,200 | #209 | 13 | #4,023 |
| 1968 | 943 | #233 | 5 | #7,306 |
| 1967 | 984 | #223 | 5 | #7,060 |
| 1966 | 1,049 | #215 | 9 | #4,594 |
| 1965 | 1,227 | #203 | 6 | #5,995 |
| 1964 | 1,256 | #216 | 10 | #4,430 |
| 1963 | 1,449 | #204 | 11 | #4,087 |
| 1962 | 1,513 | #202 | 9 | #4,628 |
| 1961 | 1,669 | #185 | 8 | #4,997 |
| 1960 | 1,720 | #181 | 11 | #3,980 |
| 1959 | 1,593 | #186 | 8 | #4,743 |
| 1958 | 1,697 | #176 | 13 | #3,422 |
| 1957 | 2,029 | #159 | 12 | #3,531 |
| 1956 | 2,369 | #139 | 9 | #4,247 |
| 1955 | 2,159 | #142 | 6 | #5,363 |
| 1954 | 2,034 | #145 | 7 | #4,790 |
| 1953 | 2,698 | #122 | 10 | #3,774 |
| 1952 | 2,407 | #123 | 9 | #3,890 |
| 1951 | 2,050 | #134 | 11 | #3,332 |
| 1950 | 1,812 | #146 | 5 | #5,511 |
| 1949 | 1,719 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 1,650 | #153 | 8 | #3,968 |
| 1947 | 1,542 | #161 | 7 | #4,472 |
| 1946 | 1,754 | #137 | 8 | #3,754 |
| 1945 | 1,753 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 1,504 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 1,234 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 716 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 536 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 456 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 394 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 435 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 406 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 418 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 475 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 506 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 516 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 635 | #202 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 568 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 542 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 471 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 454 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 464 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 468 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 470 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 450 | #270 | 6 | #4,616 |
| 1923 | 431 | #271 | 6 | #4,522 |
| 1922 | 447 | #268 | 7 | #4,119 |
| 1921 | 493 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 412 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 380 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 405 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 349 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 397 | #250 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 337 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 284 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 206 | #268 | 5 | #3,318 |
| 1912 | 186 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 87 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 55 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 43 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 50 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 58 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 59 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 35 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 46 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 28 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 40 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 37 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 59 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 41 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 35 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 25 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 28 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 22 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 25 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 24 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 28 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 25 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 24 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 16 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 21 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 19 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 17 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 30 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 21 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 17 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 21 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #541 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dwight reached #122 in 1953. As a girl name, it reached #3,318 in 1913. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.