Dwight

Given to 78,907 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#2765

recorded as boys

263 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 46

Peak year

1953

2,698 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

78,907

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dwight was most popular in 1953, when 2,698 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 46 babies were named Dwight, ranking #2765 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	46	2765
2024	<5	—	54	2502
2023	<5	—	61	2290
2022	<5	—	57	2438
2021	<5	—	70	2079
2020	<5	—	82	1815
2019	<5	—	77	1917
2018	<5	—	93	1687
2017	<5	—	94	1681
2016	<5	—	99	1618
2015	<5	—	103	1567
2014	<5	—	129	1340
2013	<5	—	133	1297
2012	<5	—	136	1285
2011	<5	—	138	1250
2010	<5	—	142	1240
2009	<5	—	168	1099
2008	<5	—	142	1227
2007	<5	—	165	1102
2006	<5	—	161	1091
2005	<5	—	152	1081
2004	<5	—	195	888
2003	<5	—	177	926
2002	<5	—	162	973
2001	<5	—	186	863
2000	<5	—	215	773
1999	<5	—	243	691
1998	<5	—	255	669
1997	<5	—	244	669
1996	<5	—	266	636
1995	<5	—	303	588
1994	<5	—	361	537
1993	<5	—	360	541
1992	<5	—	410	494
1991	<5	—	466	458
1990	<5	—	493	446
1989	<5	—	488	424
1988	<5	—	487	410
1987	<5	—	549	355
1986	7	8523	509	366
1985	10	6457	502	365
1984	6	9144	571	330
1983	<5	—	536	340
1982	<5	—	492	363
1981	6	9110	515	348
1980	6	9095	517	350
1979	6	9010	546	335
1978	6	8562	489	347
1977	8	6892	573	325
1976	5	9284	602	299
1975	6	7984	673	286
1974	9	5776	700	271
1973	5	8423	715	265
1972	5	8292	773	256
1971	11	4810	906	249
1970	<5	—	1,026	231
1969	13	3958	1,200	209
1968	5	7016	943	233
1967	5	6804	984	223
1966	9	4493	1,049	215
1965	6	5817	1,227	203
1964	10	4355	1,256	216
1963	11	4019	1,448	204
1962	9	4533	1,514	201
1961	8	4882	1,669	185
1960	11	3920	1,720	181
1959	8	4625	1,593	186
1958	13	3379	1,697	175
1957	12	3489	2,029	159
1956	9	4161	2,369	139
1955	6	5208	2,159	142
1954	7	4655	2,034	145
1953	10	3687	2,698	122
1952	9	3796	2,407	123
1951	11	3284	2,050	134
1950	5	5301	1,812	146
1949	<5	—	1,719	151
1948	8	3883	1,650	153
1947	7	4345	1,542	161
1946	8	3665	1,754	137
1945	<5	—	1,753	126
1944	<5	—	1,504	140
1943	<5	—	1,234	158
1942	<5	—	716	211
1941	<5	—	536	238
1940	<5	—	456	262
1939	<5	—	394	278
1938	<5	—	435	264
1937	<5	—	406	271
1936	<5	—	418	266
1935	<5	—	475	242
1934	<5	—	506	229
1933	<5	—	516	224
1932	<5	—	635	202
1931	<5	—	568	219
1930	<5	—	542	232
1929	<5	—	471	257
1928	<5	—	454	267
1927	<5	—	464	265
1926	<5	—	468	260
1925	<5	—	470	262
1924	6	4434	450	270
1923	6	4376	431	271
1922	7	4011	447	267
1921	<5	—	493	254
1920	<5	—	412	273
1919	<5	—	380	270
1918	<5	—	405	264
1917	<5	—	349	274
1916	<5	—	397	250
1915	<5	—	337	263
1914	<5	—	284	257
1913	5	3187	206	268
1912	<5	—	186	260
1911	<5	—	87	281
1910	<5	—	55	332
1909	<5	—	43	357
1908	<5	—	50	310
1907	<5	—	58	273
1906	<5	—	59	258
1905	<5	—	35	346
1904	<5	—	46	277
1903	<5	—	28	360
1902	<5	—	40	302
1901	<5	—	37	284
1900	<5	—	59	267
1899	<5	—	41	266
1898	<5	—	35	324
1897	<5	—	25	375
1896	<5	—	28	363
1895	<5	—	22	414
1894	<5	—	25	367
1893	<5	—	24	368
1892	<5	—	28	357
1891	<5	—	25	340
1890	<5	—	24	358
1889	<5	—	16	464
1888	<5	—	21	404
1887	<5	—	19	377
1886	<5	—	17	431
1885	<5	—	30	307
1884	<5	—	21	386
1883	<5	—	11	556
1882	<5	—	17	437
1881	<5	—	21	360
1880	<5	—	12	526