Is Dwan a boy or girl name?

Dwan is a unisex name. Of the 2,131 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 42.7% were girls and 57.3% were boys. It changed hands in 1985, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Dwan

Recorded 1924–2023 · United States

Dwan was most popular in 1983, when 239 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,226 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,131 people named Dwan.

Dwan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dwan’s peak in 1983. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dwan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dwan is a unisex name — 42.7% of the 2,131 Americans given it were girls and 57.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1985 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Dwan

Where Dwan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Louisiana 12.3×

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