Meaning and history
Dwayne is a variant of Duane whose spelling was influenced by Wayne. A notable bearer is the American actor Dwayne Johnson (born 1972), who was known as The Rock during his career as a professional wrestler.
20062006: 389 births, rank #612
2007: 360 births, rank #666
2008: 347 births, rank #690
2009: 347 births, rank #694
2010: 349 births, rank #678
20112011: 321 births, rank #713
2012: 313 births, rank #740
2013: 324 births, rank #720
2014: 246 births, rank #881
2015: 294 births, rank #790
20162016: 222 births, rank #942
2017: 225 births, rank #929
2018: 236 births, rank #912
2019: 199 births, rank #1,040
2020: 181 births, rank #1,095
20212021: 168 births, rank #1,170
2022: 149 births, rank #1,284
2023: 140 births, rank #1,346
2024: 130 births, rank #1,418
20252025: 109 births, rank #1,564
Dwayne rose from #930 to #912 for boys between 2017 and 2018. Its highest annual birth count came in 1961, with 3,486 births.