Boy name Irish Gaelic origin

Dewayne

duh-WAYN · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Dark or swarthy
Language
Irish Gaelic
Culture
American
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3107
2024 births39
Peak year1962
First appeared1912
Total US births26,435
1962 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Wayne
Alternate spellings
DwayneDuane
In other languages
Dubhan

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