The baby name Dewayne is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced duh-WAYN.
Dewayne is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Dewayne is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced duh-WAYN.
Dewayne is Irish in Origin.
Dewayne is an American respelling of Dwayne or Duane, ultimately from Irish Dubhán. The earliest relevant form is the medieval Irish personal name Dubhán, built from dubh, black or dark, plus the diminutive suffix -án. In surnames it appears as Ó Dubháin, literally descendant of Dubhán; as a forename, the inherited sense is little dark one.
Irish tradition links Dubhán with an early monk at Hook Head, but Dewayne belongs chiefly to modern American naming. Anglicized surname forms such as Duane, Dwane, and Devane entered English given-name use, while Dwayne and Dewayne reflect 20th-century spelling habits shaped partly by the familiar name Wayne. U.S. records place Dewayne in regular use by the 1910s, strongest in the 1960s and much rarer after 2000.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #89 | 5 | 3,714 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #233 | 40 | 6,876 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #277 | 2 | 7,507 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #477 | 11 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #854 | 39 | 7,044 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,160 | 19 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Dewayne is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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