Dewayne

Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798 · #2,451 for boys in 2025, 55 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1962 · 651 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
26,491
since 1912

Dewayne over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Dewayne has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #303, 1962boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,45155
2024#3,04540
2023#2,69348
2022#2,56353
2021#2,30060
2020#2,13965
2019#2,06270
2018#2,10167
2017#1,71791
2016#1,78885
2015#1,581102
2014#1,492108
2013#1,433115
2012#1,439115
2011#1,327128
2010#1,219145
2009#1,191151
2008#1,154157
2007#1,115164
2006#1,154146
2005#1,093151
2004#1,049154
2003#1,055147
2002#1,026149
2001#997153
2000#862184
1999#889169
1998#863168
1997#835173
1996#874157
1995#764198
1994#798177
1993#776184
1992#663247
1991#627265
1990#647245
1989#578286
1988#11,7985#567267
1987#515304
1986#506300
1985#490313
1984#10,4225#461335
1983#9,0156#469317
1982#7,4698#419398
1981#5,88511#431378
1980#10,3925#391441
1979#7,3138#387431
1978#9,7505#359462
1977#340526
1976#353471
1975#6,4848#353476
1974#369426
1973#329520
1972#334530
1971#6,6197#336543
1970#343554
1969#4,72310#337537
1968#334524
1967#6,0426#331511
1966#304600
1965#315586
1964#312611
1963#6,5925#307650
1962#303651
1961#5,8516#313626
1960#324580
1959#348500
1958#5,4086#357461
1957#372428
1956#400358
1955#411319
1954#419292
1953#403296
1952#405290
1951#438238
1950#451214
1949#463203
1948#456213
1947#444226
1946#465188
1945#474158
1944#436196
1943#482163
1942#486159
1941#430185
1940#462156
1939#488139
1938#3,8476#487141
1937#462146
1936#438165
1935#397188
1934#517127
1933#512121
1932#550114
1931#501131
1930#71876
1929#66187
1928#73277
1927#81167
1926#78369
1925#76674
1924#80970
1923#80369
1922#88261
1921#96253
1920#98748
1919#1,18835
1918#99645
1917#1,29128
1916#1,37425
1915#1,30626
1914#1,77213
1913#2,8215
1912#1,8858
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Dewayne! It came in at #1,885, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1913, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Dewayne is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedNHWashington: #330 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,503 boysWAIdaho: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,473 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #330 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,816 boysMNIllinois: #315 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 4,069 boysILWisconsin: #323 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,660 boysWIMichigan: #311 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,938 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedSDIowa: #286 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,804 boysIAIndiana: #228 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,282 boysINOhio: #351 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 6,357 boysOHPennsylvania: #374 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 8,217 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #419 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 6,025 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedCONebraska: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,621 boysNEMissouri: #247 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,314 boysMOKentucky: #300 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,591 boysKYWest Virginia: #299 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,584 boysWVVirginia: #359 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,348 boysVAMaryland: #382 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,424 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedNMKansas: #294 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,926 boysKSArkansas: #181 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,162 boysARTennessee: #195 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,434 boysTNNorth Carolina: #467 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,496 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #199 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,492 boysDCOklahoma: #180 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,126 boysOKLouisiana: #331 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,847 boysLAMississippi: #313 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,003 boysMSAlabama: #236 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,663 boysALGeorgia: #396 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,845 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dewayne, so not publishedHITexas: #379 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 3,226 boysTXFlorida: #344 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,693 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#180 · 1 in 1,126
  2. Arkansas#181 · 1 in 1,162
  3. Tennessee#195 · 1 in 1,434
  4. District of Columbia#199 · 1 in 1,492
  5. Idaho#222 · 1 in 1,473

Best ever in a state: #113 in Tennessee, 1966.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#180211 in 1,126
Arkansas#181171 in 1,162
Tennessee#195281 in 1,434
District of Columbia#199101 in 1,492
Idaho#22251 in 1,473
Indiana#228241 in 2,282
Alabama#236231 in 1,663
Missouri#247211 in 2,314
Nebraska#25461 in 2,621
Iowa#28681 in 3,804
Kansas#29481 in 2,926
West Virginia#29961 in 3,584
Kentucky#300101 in 3,591
Michigan#311201 in 4,938
Mississippi#31391 in 3,003
Illinois#315281 in 4,069
Wisconsin#32371 in 6,660
Minnesota#33061 in 6,816
Washington#33071 in 4,503
Louisiana#331151 in 2,847
Florida#344141 in 3,693
Ohio#351181 in 6,357
Virginia#359101 in 4,348
Pennsylvania#374151 in 8,217
Texas#379381 in 3,226
Maryland#38251 in 6,424
Georgia#396101 in 4,845
California#419291 in 6,025
North Carolina#46771 in 7,496
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Colorado
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Delaware
Hawaii
Maine
Massachusetts
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dewayne
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 594 spots since 2024 (#3,045#2,451)
  • 312 spots since 2020 (#2,139#2,451)
  • 870 spots since 2015 (#1,581#2,451)
  • Biggest jump: 295 spots in 1918 (#1,291#996)
  • Biggest drop: 192 spots in 1919 (#996#1,188)
Rise & fade · boys
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1962 at #303 (651 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 83 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1920–2001
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,972
  • Highest: 1 in 2,972 boys born in 1966 were named Dewayne (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 31,056 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #303 in 1962, was only 1 in 3,178 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 22.2% of all boys named Dewayne (5,876) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s185#996 (1918)#1,579
1920s675#661 (1929)#820
1930s1,348#397 (1935)#507
1940s1,847#430 (1941)#460
1950s3,396#348 (1959)#400
1960s5,876#303 (1962)#318
1970s4,939#329 (1973)#350
1980s3,339#391 (1980)#483
1990s1,983#627 (1991)#774
2000s1,556#862 (2000)#1,070
2010s1,026#1,219 (2010)#1,616
2020s321#2,139 (2020)#2,532

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dewayne in 1958

girls
#5,408
6 births · 1 in 335,270 girls
boys
#357
461 births · 1 in 4,604 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #5,408Dewayne6

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #357Dewayne461
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 335,270 of them was named Dewayne, which outranked 23.1% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dewayne
  1. #4,890Zell7
  2. #4,890Zenia7
  3. #4,890Zettie7
  4. #5,408Dewayne6
  5. #5,408Adah6
  6. #5,408Adriann6
  7. #5,408Alayna6
  8. #6,103Abigale5
  9. #6,103Adalia5
  10. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 694 names at #5,408; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 1,133Brigitte#1,904#771
  2. 760Samantha#1,754#994
  3. 709Selena#1,388#679
  4. 672Tambra#1,588#916
  5. 570Bridgette#1,274#704
Fallers
  1. 312Sarita#970#1,282
  2. 311Beryl#910#1,221
  3. 309Sherree#827#1,136
  4. 275Winnie#965#1,240
  5. 236Jacalyn#975#1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 4,604 of them was named Dewayne, which outranked 92.1% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dewayne
  1. #353Archie467
  2. #355Dexter464
  3. #356Leland462
  4. #357Dewayne461
  5. #358Julian460
  6. #359Doyle458
  7. #360Hal455
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 742Wayde#1,364#622
  2. 568Maverick#1,364#796
  3. 516Darren#897#381
  4. 435Tobin#1,250#815
  5. 406Dion#928#522
Fallers
  1. 388Claud#957#1,345
  2. 349Ritchie#823#1,172
  3. 333Levon#944#1,277
  4. 320Weston#957#1,277
  5. 297Parker#925#1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958