Given name
Dwaun
“a fresh-faced man”
Dwaun is a variant of Dwan. One American interpretation is “a fresh-faced man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dwaun is a variant of Dwan. One American interpretation is “a fresh-faced man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dwaun is a variant of Dwan. An origin associated with Dwan is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dwaun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 48
- 48 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 12 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 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 119 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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