Dwane

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Dwane: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Dwane: Recorded since 1978, it reached #213 in 1987, and it was last ranked in 1997.

1registrar recorded it
13times a registrar ranked it
20years from first to last
#213highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1978–1997

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1978	#223
1979	#324
1981	#292
1983	#282
1985	#304
1986	#283
1987	#213
1988	#235
1990	#323
1992	#337
1993	#339
1994	#263
1997	#382

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 13 of the 20 years from 1978 to 1997.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1978–1997 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1978
First recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1978–1997
Highest recorded position: #213 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1978–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1997
Most recently recorded at #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Dwane by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Dwane in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	11	2 of 10	6
1980sbusiest	29	6 of 10	5
1990s	17	5 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Dwane appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1978 to 1997. Highest recorded position: #213 in Republic of Ireland in 1987.

Dwane's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#382	3	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#263	5	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#339	3	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#337	3	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#323	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	6	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#213	8	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	4	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#282	4	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	4	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#223	8	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1978 and 1997, ranked in 13 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #213, first reached in 1987.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 8 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1978.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
4 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#382position in 1997, its most recent recorded year
8births registered in its largest year, 1978Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Dwain · #222, 12y
Dwaine · #222, 10y
Dwayne · #98, 52y
Dyfan · #1048, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Caodhan · #214, 16y
Flannan · #214, 12y
Normann · #216, 17y
Else-Marie · #217, 17y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Cailin · #213, 30y
Davin · #213, 43y
Juliane · #212, 40y
Padhraic · #212, 19y

Dwane was ranked #213 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1987. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Dwane and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Dwane without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Dwane

Jordan Compare
In 1989 they stood at #213 and #249 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1990 that had become #323 and #132.
Frank Compare
In 1978 they stood at #223 and #242 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1979 that had become #324 and #172.
Graeme Compare
In 1978 they stood at #223 and #231 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1979 that had become #324 and #187.
Conan Compare
In 1989 they stood at #235 and #271 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1990 that had become #323 and #208.

Moved the opposite way to Dwane

Aaron Compare
Between 1978 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dwane went from #223 to #382 while Aaron went from #111 to #9.
Adam Compare
Between 1978 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dwane went from #223 to #382 while Adam went from #121 to #12.
Alex Compare
Between 1978 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dwane went from #223 to #382 while Alex went from #255 to #84.
Ben Compare
Between 1978 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dwane went from #223 to #382 while Ben went from #283 to #59.

Moved the same way as Dwane

Adrian Compare
Between 1978 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dwane went from #223 to #382 and Adrian from #43 to #106.
Alan Compare
Between 1978 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dwane went from #223 to #382 and Alan from #11 to #42.
Anthony Compare
Between 1978 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dwane went from #223 to #382 and Anthony from #15 to #50.
Barry Compare
Between 1978 and 1997 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Dwane went from #223 to #382 and Barry from #20 to #76.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1978 to 1997. Highest recorded position: #213 in Republic of Ireland in 1987. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Dwane

Dwane at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Dwane by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Dwane at a glance

Dwane by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Dwane

Dwane and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Dwane

Moved the opposite way to Dwane

Moved the same way as Dwane