Dwain
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning dark or dusky; a form of Dwane.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Dwain by the numbers
Dwain was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 255 babies in 1959, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dwain. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Dwain
Names that are said the same way as Dwain, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Dwanedark; a form of Duane7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Dwain, 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 Dwain
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