Dwayne
Boy · DWAYN · Irish
Dwayne is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little dark one”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,564th for boys in the US (109 babies).
What does Dwayne mean?
Irish: from the Irish surname Ó Dubháin, from dubh, dark
“little dark one”
Anglicised from the Irish surname Ó Dubháin, built on dubh, dark, with a diminutive ending.
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- DWAYN
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Is Dwayne a girl's or a boy's name?
Dwayne is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 109 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dwayne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Dwayne, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dwayne in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Dwayne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,278 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,065 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 22 | #842 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 26 | #690 |
| 1996 | 29 | #615 |
How popular is Dwayne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,564among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 109about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 109 boys in the US were named Dwayne, making it the 1,564th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,095th. Its busiest year was 1961, with 3,486 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Dwayne than any year since 1929.
Half of all the boys named Dwayne in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1982, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dwayne in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 109 | #1,564 |
| 2024 | 130 | #1,418 |
| 2023 | 140 | #1,346 |
| 2022 | 149 | #1,284 |
| 2021 | 168 | #1,170 |
| 2020 | 181 | #1,095 |
| 2019 | 199 | #1,040 |
| 2018 | 236 | #912 |
| 2017 | 225 | #929 |
| 2016 | 222 | #942 |
| 2015 | 294 | #790 |
| 2014 | 246 | #881 |
| 2013 | 324 | #720 |
| 2012 | 313 | #740 |
| 2011 | 321 | #713 |
| 2010 | 349 | #678 |
| 2009 | 347 | #694 |
| 2008 | 347 | #690 |
| 2007 | 360 | #666 |
| 2006 | 389 | #612 |
| 2005 | 339 | #643 |
| 2004 | 294 | #684 |
| 2003 | 343 | #609 |
| 2002 | 323 | #615 |
| 2001 | 339 | #588 |
| 2000 | 407 | #536 |
| 1999 | 364 | #551 |
| 1998 | 419 | #509 |
| 1997 | 418 | #498 |
| 1996 | 470 | #459 |
| 1995 | 507 | #449 |
| 1994 | 556 | #409 |
| 1993 | 590 | #389 |
| 1992 | 675 | #352 |
| 1991 | 779 | #322 |
| 1990 | 830 | #307 |
| 1989 | 870 | #284 |
| 1988 | 828 | #282 |
| 1987 | 802 | #274 |
| 1986 | 825 | #265 |
| 1985 | 880 | #257 |
| 1984 | 861 | #253 |
| 1983 | 955 | #235 |
| 1982 | 964 | #241 |
| 1981 | 1,010 | #232 |
| 1980 | 1,069 | #224 |
| 1979 | 1,168 | #203 |
| 1978 | 1,237 | #192 |
| 1977 | 1,460 | #163 |
| 1976 | 1,326 | #175 |
| 1975 | 1,248 | #181 |
| 1974 | 1,200 | #188 |
| 1973 | 1,435 | #167 |
| 1972 | 1,594 | #162 |
| 1971 | 1,826 | #157 |
| 1970 | 2,317 | #141 |
| 1969 | 2,113 | #144 |
| 1968 | 2,081 | #137 |
| 1967 | 2,157 | #136 |
| 1966 | 2,265 | #133 |
| 1965 | 2,521 | #126 |
| 1964 | 2,874 | #120 |
| 1963 | 3,136 | #115 |
| 1962 | 3,118 | #119 |
| 1961 | 3,486 | #111 |
| 1960 | 3,037 | #123 |
| 1959 | 1,905 | #165 |
| 1958 | 1,399 | #200 |
| 1957 | 1,036 | #239 |
| 1956 | 800 | #257 |
| 1955 | 588 | #299 |
| 1954 | 536 | #310 |
| 1953 | 480 | #320 |
| 1952 | 401 | #343 |
| 1951 | 391 | #345 |
| 1950 | 342 | #364 |
| 1949 | 362 | #354 |
| 1948 | 345 | #364 |
| 1947 | 390 | #346 |
| 1946 | 303 | #373 |
| 1945 | 248 | #377 |
| 1944 | 266 | #370 |
| 1943 | 196 | #452 |
| 1942 | 198 | #438 |
| 1941 | 204 | #411 |
| 1940 | 231 | #375 |
| 1939 | 213 | #386 |
| 1938 | 187 | #416 |
| 1937 | 201 | #389 |
| 1936 | 213 | #375 |
| 1935 | 191 | #395 |
| 1934 | 199 | #388 |
| 1933 | 166 | #426 |
| 1932 | 163 | #442 |
| 1931 | 147 | #467 |
| 1930 | 136 | #511 |
| 1929 | 104 | #591 |
| 1928 | 104 | #603 |
| 1927 | 90 | #677 |
| 1926 | 81 | #709 |
| 1925 | 81 | #717 |
| 1924 | 93 | #671 |
| 1923 | 66 | #835 |
| 1922 | 59 | #905 |
| 1921 | 58 | #920 |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,139 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,407 |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,231 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,362 |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,593 |
| 1915 | 28 | #1,241 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,607 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,272 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,044 |
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