NameRealm
Dwayne

Dwayne: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“dark; swarthy”
Origin
Irish
Say it
dwain · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Usually derived from the Irish surname Duane, from Gaelic Dubhán meaning 'little dark one.' Dwayne is an anglicized given-name spelling.

Irish namesEnglish namesAmerican namesModern names

How popular is Dwayne?

202439.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dwayne in 2024129

2024 rank#1,424 boys

Peak year1961

Total US babies since 188077,083

Dwayne is fading: recent use is about 54% of its level ten years before.

Names like Dwayne

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
  • Braydendescendant of Bradán · Irish

Dwayne questions

What does the name Dwayne mean?

Dwayne means "dark; swarthy". It comes from Irish. Usually derived from the Irish surname Duane, from Gaelic Dubhán meaning 'little dark one.' Dwayne is an anglicized given-name spelling.

Is Dwayne a boy or girl name?

Dwayne is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dwayne?

129 US babies were named Dwayne in 2024. Its peak year was 1961.

How do you pronounce Dwayne?

Dwayne is usually pronounced dwain.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.