Dwaine
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DWAYN
- Origin
- Irish
Dwaine 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 Dwaine mean?
Irish: spelling of Dwayne, from Irish Ó Dubháin
“little dark one”
Dwayne comes from an Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Dubhán', a name built on dubh, 'dark'.
Is Dwaine a girl's or a boy's name?
Dwaine is a boys' name.
How popular is Dwaine in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6 boys.
Dwaine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Dwaine 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 112 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the boys named Dwaine in the US since 1880 were born between 1941 and 1969, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dwaine in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,115 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,852 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1978 | 42 | #1,438 |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,367 |
| 1976 | 47 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,208 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,290 |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,023 |
| 1972 | 39 | #1,348 |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,057 |
| 1970 | 73 | #931 |
| 1969 | 73 | #893 |
| 1968 | 62 | #920 |
| 1967 | 56 | #968 |
| 1966 | 59 | #941 |
| 1965 | 69 | #881 |
| 1964 | 71 | #901 |
| 1963 | 83 | #829 |
| 1962 | 92 | #792 |
| 1961 | 84 | #838 |
| 1960 | 111 | #729 |
| 1959 | 112 | #721 |
| 1958 | 92 | #776 |
| 1957 | 100 | #749 |
| 1956 | 103 | #719 |
| 1955 | 85 | #791 |
| 1954 | 103 | #713 |
| 1953 | 83 | #778 |
| 1952 | 89 | #745 |
| 1951 | 97 | #701 |
| 1950 | 66 | #835 |
| 1949 | 73 | #802 |
| 1948 | 64 | #851 |
| 1947 | 58 | #915 |
| 1946 | 62 | #838 |
| 1945 | 44 | #966 |
| 1944 | 55 | #853 |
| 1943 | 55 | #897 |
| 1942 | 41 | #1,054 |
| 1941 | 47 | #925 |
| 1940 | 50 | #893 |
| 1939 | 53 | #836 |
| 1938 | 68 | #742 |
| 1937 | 64 | #764 |
| 1936 | 60 | #787 |
| 1935 | 69 | #739 |
| 1934 | 58 | #822 |
| 1933 | 68 | #740 |
| 1932 | 74 | #722 |
| 1931 | 42 | #1,031 |
| 1930 | 62 | #824 |
| 1929 | 51 | #940 |
| 1928 | 62 | #835 |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,080 |
| 1926 | 52 | #944 |
| 1925 | 33 | #1,246 |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,263 |
| 1923 | 33 | #1,256 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,545 |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,412 |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,505 |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,694 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
Names like Dwaine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Dwaine
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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, “Dwaine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dwaine, updated 20 October 2026.