Dawayne
Dawayne is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 7 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 70.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 197745 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1929
- 1,690people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,690 boys have been named Dawayne in the United States since 1929, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1977, with 45 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1984, and the 1970s alone account for 21%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Dawayne | |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | |
| 1930s | 18 | |
| 1940s | 30 | |
| 1950s | 92 | |
| 1960s | 204 | |
| 1970s | 355 | |
| 1980s | 300 | |
| 1990s | 262 | |
| 2000s | 233 | |
| 2010s | 145 | |
| 2020s | 46 |
In 1977, its biggest year
Dawayne was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 1977 were Michael, Jason, Christopher, David and James. See all of 1977.
Names that rose and fell with Dawayne
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Brantpeak 1970
- Ronellpeak 1976
- Demetriospeak 1974
- Jobypeak 1977
- Torrencepeak 1973
- Rodrickpeak 1977
- Bryanpeak 1985
- Andrepeak 1970
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.