Dwaine
Dwaine may refer to:First namesDwaine Board, American football coach Dwaine Carpenter, retired American football player who also played Canadian football Dwaine Wilson, American retired Canadian football playerMiddle namesHoward Dwaine Dorough, American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer, actor, and businessman Michael Dwaine Phillips, American Major League Baseball player
Meaning & Origin of Dwaine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dwaine may refer to:First namesDwaine Board, American football coach Dwaine Carpenter, retired American football player who also played Canadian football Dwaine Wilson, American retired Canadian football playerMiddle namesHoward Dwaine Dorough, American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer, actor, and businessman Michael Dwaine Phillips, American Major League Baseball player
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The Story of Dwaine
Dwaine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 112 Dwaines were born — ranking #722 that year. As of 2026, Dwaine ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Dwaines 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 Dwaine
Dwaine is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Dwaine's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #722. Use the chart and map above to compare Dwaine'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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