Dwaine is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dwaine means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dwaine across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dwaine has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dwaine is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “variant of Dwayne, dark”. A respelling of Dwayne, from the Gaelic for swarthy.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,362 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 26 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 16 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dwaine per year, United States (1916 to 2024). United States peaked in 1959 (112/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1987 (7/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2002 (6/yr).
Dwaine is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1959, when it ranked #1,682 nationally (given to 112 babies that year).
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