Dawayne

A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning dark; a form of Dwayne.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Dawayne by the numbers

Dawayne was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 45 babies in 1977, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dawayne. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Dwaynedark, swarthy221 in the US (2017)
  • Dewaynedark; dark-haired; variant of duane or dwayne90 in the US (2017)
  • Duwaynedark; variant spelling of Dwayne6 in the US (2017)
  • Dwanedark; a form of Duane7 in the US (2017)
  • Dwainedark or dusky; a form of Dwayne5 in the US (2017)
  • Dayne38 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Dawayne

Names that are said the same way as Dawayne, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Dayanjudge7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dayon17 in the US (2017)
  • Daian5 in the US (2017)
  • Daghan3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dawan3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean darkness

Like Dawayne, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
  • Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
  • Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
  • Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
  • Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
  • Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Dawayne

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