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Dewaine

Recorded 1920–1998 · United States

Dewaine was most popular in 1959, when 16 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,657 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 576 people named Dewaine.

Most popular in1959
Rank that year#4,657
Births that year16
Total since 1880576
Given to100% boys

Dewaine over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Dewaine’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dewaine a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dewaine is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 576 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org