Masculine dossier · first seen 1916

Dwaine

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dwaine
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1959

Peak era

1959

Peak rank proxy

112

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1916Peak 19592024

Peak year

1959

Decline from peak

92.9%

2024

All-time

4,361

Dwaine is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1959, when 112 boys were named Dwaine.

In 2024, only 8 boys were given the name.

Down 92.9% from its peak.

All told, about 4,361 Americans have been named Dwaine and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1916.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1959

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