Dwain
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DWAYN
- Origin
- Irish
Dwain is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little dark one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dwain mean?
Irish: variant of Duane, from the surname O Dubhain
“little dark one”
A spelling of Duane, from the Irish surname O Dubhain, based on dubh 'dark'.
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Is Dwain a girl's or a boy's name?
Dwain is a boys' name.
How popular is Dwain in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 7 boys.
Dwain in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Dwain in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1959, with 258 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Dwain in the US since 1880 were born between 1941 and 1967, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dwain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,289 |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,963 |
| 1989 | 36 | #1,988 |
| 1988 | 35 | #1,874 |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,791 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 36 | #1,697 |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,605 |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,398 |
| 1982 | 51 | #1,309 |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,411 |
| 1980 | 60 | #1,176 |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,193 |
| 1978 | 57 | #1,177 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,158 |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,225 |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,053 |
| 1974 | 81 | #898 |
| 1973 | 95 | #810 |
| 1972 | 87 | #859 |
| 1971 | 100 | #803 |
| 1970 | 117 | #763 |
| 1969 | 120 | #715 |
| 1968 | 104 | #733 |
| 1967 | 104 | #726 |
| 1966 | 117 | #683 |
| 1965 | 123 | #668 |
| 1964 | 140 | #655 |
| 1963 | 176 | #591 |
| 1962 | 151 | #629 |
| 1961 | 190 | #570 |
| 1960 | 231 | #522 |
| 1959 | 258 | #488 |
| 1958 | 179 | #577 |
| 1957 | 177 | #578 |
| 1956 | 195 | #537 |
| 1955 | 155 | #589 |
| 1954 | 178 | #544 |
| 1953 | 166 | #547 |
| 1952 | 138 | #598 |
| 1951 | 138 | #589 |
| 1950 | 114 | #651 |
| 1949 | 132 | #589 |
| 1948 | 128 | #591 |
| 1947 | 133 | #590 |
| 1946 | 123 | #579 |
| 1945 | 74 | #708 |
| 1944 | 83 | #679 |
| 1943 | 82 | #709 |
| 1942 | 106 | #611 |
| 1941 | 93 | #628 |
| 1940 | 110 | #565 |
| 1939 | 101 | #569 |
| 1938 | 108 | #559 |
| 1937 | 105 | #566 |
| 1936 | 107 | #552 |
| 1935 | 108 | #553 |
| 1934 | 98 | #595 |
| 1933 | 100 | #577 |
| 1932 | 89 | #632 |
| 1931 | 85 | #643 |
| 1930 | 76 | #718 |
| 1929 | 76 | #712 |
| 1928 | 75 | #738 |
| 1927 | 65 | #825 |
| 1926 | 63 | #831 |
| 1925 | 77 | #746 |
| 1924 | 53 | #960 |
| 1923 | 53 | #941 |
| 1922 | 50 | #999 |
| 1921 | 41 | #1,101 |
| 1920 | 44 | #1,045 |
| 1919 | 32 | #1,247 |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,403 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,362 |
| 1916 | 22 | #1,504 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,706 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,867 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
Names like Dwain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Conn Regan Dean Kevin Kerr Brogan Declan Conlan Keenan Keegan Bryn Conan
Names related to Dwain
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dwain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dwain, updated 20 October 2026.