Boy name Irish Gaelic origin

Dwayne

DWAYN · 6 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Dark or swarthy
Language
Irish Gaelic
Culture
Irish
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1423
2024 births129
Peak year1961
First appeared1912
Total US births76,621
1961 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
DuaneDwane
In other languages
Dubhan

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