Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius, Dwight was sometimes used in America in honor of Yale president Timothy Dwight (1752–1817). A notable bearer was the American president Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969).
20062006: 161 births, rank #1,091
2007: 165 births, rank #1,102
2008: 142 births, rank #1,227
2009: 168 births, rank #1,099
2010: 142 births, rank #1,240
20112011: 138 births, rank #1,250
2012: 136 births, rank #1,285
2013: 133 births, rank #1,297
2014: 129 births, rank #1,340
2015: 103 births, rank #1,567
20162016: 99 births, rank #1,618
2017: 94 births, rank #1,681
2018: 93 births, rank #1,687
2019: 77 births, rank #1,917
2020: 82 births, rank #1,815
20212021: 70 births, rank #2,079
2022: 57 births, rank #2,438
2023: 61 births, rank #2,290
2024: 54 births, rank #2,502
20252025: 46 births, rank #2,765
Dwight rose from #928 to #888 for boys between 2003 and 2004. Its highest annual birth count came in 1953, with 2,698 births.