What does Dwayne mean?

Dwayne means "little dark one, descendant"

How do we pronounce Dwayne?

Dwayne \dway-ne, dw-a-yne\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Dwayne is pronounced as DW-N 1.

1 Pronunciation for Dwayne: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Dwayne?

Dwayne is used predominantly in English and Irish. Its origin is Celtic. Dwayne is a spelling variant of the name name Duane origin (English and Irish). Dwayne is a classic favorite. Today it is still rather popular as a baby boy name, but not as significantly as it was before. The name's popularity increased from the 1920s up to the 1960s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1961, 0.161% of baby boys were named Dwayne. It had a ranking of #112 then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.017% and its ranking #679, was nevertheless the most popular out of all boy names in its family.

A famous person named Dwayne is The Rock, Wrestler, born Dwayne Johnson 2 May 1972, Hayward, California.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Dwayne:

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The baby name Dwayne fun facts:

The name Dwayne in reverse order is "Enyawd".

The numerological value of the name Dwayne is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Dwayne?

Dwayne is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.01%
20130.02%
20120.02%
20110.02%
20100.02%
20090.02%
20080.02%
20070.02%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames