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Dwayne

Boy

Origin of the name

Dwayne is a spelling of Duane, from an Irish surname.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1961, with 3,486 births and the No. 111 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 96% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 1564. 35% of all babies named Dwayne since 1880 were born in the 1960s.
76,738births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 111rank at its peak, in 1961

Where babies named Dwayne are born

1961

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The darker the blue, the more common Dwayne is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Dwayne is most common in Louisiana (3 times), District of Columbia (3) and Maryland (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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