Given name & surname
Dwan
“a fresh-faced man”
Dwan is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a fresh-faced man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a fresh-faced man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dwan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,131
- 1,221 boys · 910 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 239 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 57% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 66 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,632 as a first name in 2020; 469 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dwan’s family of names
Dwan has a related form in Dawn. Dwan has a related form in Dewan. Dwan has a related form in Dewaun.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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