Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dewaine isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dewaine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 576
- 576 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 390 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dewaine’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Dewaine, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Derwin
“a friend of the deer; a gifted friend”
>99% boys
Duane
“a dark or swarthy man”
>99% boys
Ernie
“one who is sincere and determined; serious”
>99% boys
Darrel
“one who is dearly loved”
>99% boys
Dave
“Beloved” · “darling”
>99% boys
Dino
“one who wields a little sword”
>99% boys
Dale
“from the small valley” · “from the valley”
97% boys · 3% girls
Darvin
“a beloved friend”
>99% boys