Dewayne
Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name, a variant of Duane. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán.
Meaning & Origin of Dewayne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name, a variant of Duane. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán.
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Origin & history
The Story of Dewayne
Dewayne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 653 Dewaynes were born — ranking #302 that year. As of 2026, Dewayne ranks #3,372 for baby boys with 35 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 27K Dewaynes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dewayne
Dewayne is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 27K births in the dataset. Dewayne's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #302. Use the chart and map above to compare Dewayne's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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