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The first name Duwayne

A boy’s name.

2 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

A male given name, variant of Duane.

A form of Duane.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Duwayne at birth, 1880–2025

In 2017, 6 boys born in the United States were named Duwayne, the 11,134th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 82 were.

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3,601
babies named Duwayne since 1880
#11,134
rank in 2017
1960
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Duwayne

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Duwayne Dunham
    American film director and editor, born 1952

Questions

Is Duwayne a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 3,601 US babies named Duwayne since 1880 were boys.
When was Duwayne most popular?
1960 in the United States, when 82 babies were named Duwayne, its highest rank at 836th.
What name is Duwayne a form of?
Duwayne is a form of Duane.