Duwayne
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning dark; variant spelling of Dwayne.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Duwayne by the numbers
Duwayne was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 82 babies in 1960, 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 Duwayne. 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)
- Dawaynedark; a form of Dwayne7 in the US (2017)
- Duanedark; a form of Dubhán100 in the US (2017)
- Dwanedark; a form of Duane7 in the US (2017)
- Dwainedark or dusky; a form of Dwayne5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Duwayne
Names that are said the same way as Duwayne, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Duwayne, 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 Duwayne
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