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Dwyane

100% boys · last recorded 2020

Dwyane has been given to about 1,161 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1962, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,000
Median age today57 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dwyane per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1962 · 59
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,161

How popular is Dwyane?

Its best year was 1962, when 59 babies were given the name, ranking 996th. The typical living American called Dwyane is about 57 years old today.

Names that sound like Dwyane

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Duane0.79
  2. Dwayne0.75
  3. Dane0.75
  4. Dayne0.75
  5. Dwaine0.70
  6. Deane0.70
  7. Wayne0.62
  8. Shane0.62

Middle names for Dwyane

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dwyane Thomas0.80
  2. Dwyane James0.80
  3. Dwyane Cole0.79
  4. Dwyane Miles0.79
  5. Dwyane Wilder0.78
  6. Dwyane Paul0.61

Sibling names for Dwyane

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.70
  2. Pennysister · 0.69
  3. Angiesister · 0.69
  4. Barronbrother · 0.68
  5. Rockybrother · 0.67
  6. Reginasister · 0.67

Where Dwyane is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dwyane Wilson0.75
    2. Dwyane Williams0.75
    3. Dwyane Walker0.75
    4. Dwyane Turner0.75
    5. Dwyane Torres0.75
    6. Dwyane Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dwyane

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.