Boy nameCurrently #11,257 in the USFalling
Dwain
1 syllablePeak year: 19595 lettersStarts with D
Meaning & origin
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Dwain's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Dwain |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 9 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 22 |
| 1917 | 26 |
| 1918 | 26 |
| 1919 | 32 |
| 1920 | 44 |
| 1921 | 41 |
| 1922 | 50 |
| 1923 | 53 |
| 1924 | 53 |
| 1925 | 77 |
| 1926 | 63 |
| 1927 | 65 |
| 1928 | 75 |
| 1929 | 76 |
| 1930 | 76 |
| 1931 | 85 |
| 1932 | 89 |
| 1933 | 100 |
| 1934 | 98 |
| 1935 | 108 |
| 1936 | 107 |
| 1937 | 105 |
| 1938 | 108 |
| 1939 | 101 |
| 1940 | 110 |
| 1941 | 93 |
| 1942 | 106 |
| 1943 | 82 |
| 1944 | 83 |
| 1945 | 74 |
| 1946 | 123 |
| 1947 | 133 |
| 1948 | 128 |
| 1949 | 132 |
| 1950 | 114 |
| 1951 | 138 |
| 1952 | 138 |
| 1953 | 166 |
| 1954 | 178 |
| 1955 | 155 |
| 1956 | 195 |
| 1957 | 177 |
| 1958 | 180 |
| 1959 | 257 |
| 1960 | 231 |
| 1961 | 191 |
| 1962 | 150 |
| 1963 | 176 |
| 1964 | 140 |
| 1965 | 123 |
| 1966 | 117 |
| 1967 | 104 |
| 1968 | 104 |
| 1969 | 120 |
| 1970 | 117 |
| 1971 | 100 |
| 1972 | 87 |
| 1973 | 95 |
| 1974 | 81 |
| 1975 | 62 |
| 1976 | 50 |
| 1977 | 57 |
| 1978 | 57 |
| 1979 | 58 |
| 1980 | 60 |
| 1981 | 45 |
| 1982 | 51 |
| 1983 | 45 |
| 1984 | 37 |
| 1985 | 36 |
| 1986 | 31 |
| 1987 | 36 |
| 1988 | 35 |
| 1989 | 36 |
| 1990 | 38 |
| 1991 | 31 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 22 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 18 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1997 | 20 |
| 1998 | 19 |
| 1999 | 16 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 13 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 |
Dwain through the decades
- Dwain peaked in 1959, when 257 babies were named Dwain in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2014–2024), use of Dwain has fallen 27% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Dwain currently ranks #11,257 in the US and is cooling off.