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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Duwayne

Duwayne was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 743rd; the most babies were born in 1960 (82). More babies were named Duwayne in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
196082 babies
Total since 1880
3,601babies recorded

Duwayne popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#9,9617
2000#5,66812
1990#3,35218
1980#1,97528
1970#1,19648
1960#83682
1950#92955
1940#78862
1930#94951
1920#2,36313
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Duwayne, counting every spelling?

Duwayne has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Duwayne?

About 2,100 people born in the US named Duwayne are alive today, with a median age of 61; half are between 49 and 71. That makes Duwayne a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Duwayne by state

How common Duwayne was among boys born in each state in 1958–1962, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (9.7×), Minnesota (5.7×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesWI0.34Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesMN0.20Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Duwayne, boys, 1958–1962. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Duwayne: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Duwayne, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Duwayne

How popular is the name Duwayne?

Duwayne was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 743rd; the most babies were born in 1960 (82). More babies were named Duwayne in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Duwayne a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 3,601 boys.

Where was Duwayne most popular?

In 1958–1962, Duwayne was most common in Wisconsin (0.34 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Michigan.