Dwayne

Spelling variation of Duane

"swarthy"

Dwayne Origin and Meaning

The name Dwayne is a boy's name meaning "swarthy".

This is an offshoot of Duane, which is an old Irish surname. It took off in the 1960s, when it conveyed a surfer boy image, and reached as high as Number 111 in 1961. The most prominent current bearer is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The basketball superstar spells his name DwYAne Wade.

Dwayne Rank in US Top 1000

# 915 in the US

Popularity of the name Dwayne

• 915 US 2018
• 345 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Dwayne

• Dwayne Douglas "The Rock" Johnson American actor and pro wrestler
• Dwayne Kim Wayans American writer and composer
• Dwayne Michael Carter aka Lil Wayne American rapper
• Dwayne Lamont Allen American NFL player
• Dwayne Bravo Trinidadian cricketer
• Dwayne Anthony De Rosario Canadian soccer player
• Dwayne Lorenzo Bowe American NFL player
• Dwayne Glenn McDuffie American comics and TV writer

The name Dwayne in Pop Culture

• Dwayne Cleophus Wayne lead character on "A Different World"
• Dwayne Banbury from TV series "Mysterious Ways"
• Dwayne Hicks from the movie "Aliens"
• Dwayne character in "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013 film)
• Dwayne Myers police officer from BBC's "Death in Paradise"
• Dwayne Ray Ruiz character in Barbara Kingsolver's book "The Bean Trees"