Dwane
Dwane is a given name and an alternative spelling of Duane, Dwayne, Dewayne, Dwain, Dwaine and similar.
Meaning & Origin of Dwane
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dwane is a given name and an alternative spelling of Duane, Dwayne, Dewayne, Dwain, Dwaine and similar.
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The Story of Dwane
The earliest SSA record of Dwane as a baby boy name dates back to 1915, when 6 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 102 newborns named Dwane — #760 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Dwane on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Dwane last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Dwane
Dwane is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Dwane's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #760. Use the chart and map above to compare Dwane'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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