Dwight Boy
How popular is Dwight?
#2,764 boy name in 2025
46 baby boys were named Dwight in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name.
50,194living people named Dwight (est.)
64median age of people named Dwight
78,907babies named Dwight since 1880
1 in 72,073US babies born in 2025
Dwight popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,764 for boys (▼ 262 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 46 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,567 in 2015, #1,815 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1953 (2,698 boys) |
| Highest rank | #122 in 1953 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dwight is most popular
Babies named Dwight per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 boys)
Dwight by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 185 | #307 |
| 1890s | 277 | #266 |
| 1900s | 455 | #258 |
| 1910s | 2,686 | #250 |
| 1920s | 4,560 | #254 |
| 1930s | 4,895 | #202 |
| 1940s | 12,864 | #126 |
| 1950s | 20,848 | #122 |
| 1960s | 13,010 | #181 |
| 1970s | 7,003 | #231 |
| 1980s | 5,166 | #330 |
| 1990s | 3,401 | #445 |
| 2000s | 1,723 | #771 |
| 2010s | 1,144 | #1,240 |
| 2020s | 370 | #1,815 |
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Questions
- Is Dwight a boy or girl name?
- Dwight is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dwight were boys.
- How popular is the name Dwight?
- 46 baby boys were named Dwight in the US in 2025, making it the 2764th most popular boy name.
- When was Dwight most popular?
- Dwight peaked in 1953, when 2,698 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #122 in 1953.
- How many people are named Dwight?
- 78,907 babies have been named Dwight in the US since 1880. We estimate about 50,194 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
- Where is Dwight most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dwight was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.