NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Dwight Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Dwight: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 78,587 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
78,587
Peak year
1953 #122
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-35.3%

In the 1950s · Most used in OH in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011138#1253
2012136#1287
2013133#1300
2014129#1342
2015103#1570
201699#1620
201794#1686
201893#1690
201977#1921
202082#1817
202170#2083
202257#2447
202361#2296
202454#2510
202546#2774

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1953

OH
180
NC
160
TX
160
CA
124
MI
115
TN
113

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