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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dwan

Dwan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1097th with 66 babies. More babies were named Dwan in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
198366 babies
Total since 1880
2,131babies recorded

Dwan popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020————
2010—#5,814—15
2000—#3,813—21
1990—#2,888—22
1980#2,317#2,1774224
1970#2,366#1,6323228
1960#3,398#3,157148
1950—#2,629—9
1940————
1930#3,758—7—
1920————
1910————
1900————
1890————
1880————

How popular is Dwan, counting every spelling?

Dwan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dwan?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Dwan are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 30 and 51. That makes Dwan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

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.

Dwan by state

How common Dwan was among boys born in each state in 1981–1985, around its peak. In 47 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: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesOH0.03Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District 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, Dwan, boys, 1981–1985. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Dwan

How popular is the name Dwan?

Dwan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 1097th with 66 babies. More babies were named Dwan in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Dwan a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dwan in the US.

Where was Dwan most popular?

In 1981–1985, Dwan was most common in South Carolina (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Ohio.