Holding steady.
Popularity of Dewaine since 1920
Babies named Dewaine per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1959, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Dewaine's real moment was 1929.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 84 |
| 1930s | 91 |
| 1940s | 94 |
| 1950s | 116 |
| 1960s | 99 |
| 1970s | 62 |
| 1980s | 18 |
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Dewaine is a rare first name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1920. It achieved its highest usage in 1929, the peak year, but has since declined steadily. In the most recent year, 2025, the name did not place within the top 1,000 and has an estimated 1-in-N rate too small to calculate, indicating fewer than 5 births annually. The trajectory of Dewaine is stable at very low levels, with no signs of revival. Its top states are not recorded due to its rarity, but it likely saw the most use in the mid-20th-century American Midwest and South. As a variant of Dwayne and Wayne, it fits a pattern of surname-as-first-name coinages that were popular in the early 1900s.
Dewaine is a variant of the name Dwayne, which itself is an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Dubhshláine, meaning 'descendant of Dubhshláine' (from dubh 'black' and slán 'challenge'). In modern usage, it is often considered a respelling of Wayne, which derives from an Old English occupational surname for a wagon maker or driver. Dewaine emerged as a given name in the early 20th century, particularly in the United States, where it saw modest use from the 1920s onward.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Dewey, Wayne
Sibling names for Dewaine
Names that share Dewaine's style, for a brother or sister.
