Dwayne is a boy's name of English origin meaning “black.” In 2024 it was given to 129 boys in the United States.
Dwayne belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “black” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Dwayne first appears in Social Security records in 1912. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #111 in 1961, and in 2024 129 babies received the name — 76,621 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Dwayne means “black” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Dwayne is a boy name. In 2024, 129 babies received the name in the US.
Dwayne comes from the English & American tradition.
Dwayne first appears in US records in 1912. Its best-ever ranking was #111 in 1961, and 129 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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