Dewayne
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning dark; dark-haired; variant of duane or dwayne.
Babies a year
90
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Dewayne by the numbers
Dewayne was given to 90 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 651 babies in 1962, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dewayne. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Dewayne
Names that are said the same way as Dewayne, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Dewayne, 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 Dewayne
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