Dewayne has been given to about 26,598 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1963, when 655 babies were given the name, ranking 307th. The typical living American called Dewayne is about 54 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.