Dwight

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Dwight is a given name of English, Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 78,861 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 78,541 as boys and 320 as girls. Dwight gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1953 and has since declined significantly. It is the #816 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 53
2023 61
2022 57
2021 70
2020 82
2019 77
2018 93
2017 93
2016 99
2015 103
2014 129
2013 133
2012 136
2011 138
2010 142
2009 168
2008 142
2007 165
2006 161
2005 152
2004 195
2003 177
2002 162
2001 186
2000 215
1999 243
1998 255
1997 244
1996 266
1995 303
1994 361
1993 360
1992 410
1991 466
1990 493
1989 488
1988 487
1987 549
1986 517
1985 512
1984 577
1983 536
1982 492
1981 522
1980 523
1979 552
1978 495
1977 581
1976 607
1975 679
1974 709
1973 720
1972 778
1971 917
1970 1,026
1969 1,213
1968 948
1967 989
1966 1,058
1965 1,233
1964 1,266
1963 1,460
1962 1,522
1961 1,677
1960 1,731
1959 1,601
1958 1,710
1957 2,041
1956 2,378
1955 2,165
1954 2,041
1953 2,708
1952 2,416
1951 2,061
1950 1,817
1949 1,719
1948 1,658
1947 1,549
1946 1,762
1945 1,753
1944 1,504
1943 1,234
1942 716
1941 536
1940 456
1939 394
1938 435
1937 406
1936 418
1935 475
1934 506
1933 516
1932 635
1931 568
1930 542
1929 471
1928 454
1927 464
1926 468
1925 470
1924 456
1923 437
1922 454
1921 493
1920 412
1919 380
1918 405
1917 349
1916 397
1915 337
1914 284
1913 211
1912 186
1911 87
1910 55
1909 43
1908 50
1907 58
1906 59
1905 35
1904 46
1903 28
1902 40
1901 37
1900 59
1899 41
1898 35
1897 25
1896 28
1895 22
1894 25
1893 24
1892 28
1891 25
1890 24
1889 16
1888 21
1887 19
1886 17
1885 30
1884 21
1883 11
1882 17
1881 21
1880 12