Dwight

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Dwight is a masculine first name that comes from an English surname which was in turn derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysios. The name is mainly given in the United States and Caribbean countries.

From Wikipedia

Dwight first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 2,698 babies (rank #122 that year). In 2024 it was given to 53 boys (rank #2,527). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dwight

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dwight yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

78,861

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

2,698

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Office (US): Dwight Schrute — assistant (to the) regional manager

Famous people named Dwight

Dwight D. Eisenhowerarmy officer · b. 1890
Dwight Yorkeassociation football player · b. 1971
Dwight Howardbasketball player · b. 1985
Dwight Schultzpodcaster · b. 1947
Dwight Filley Davis Sr.tennis player · b. 1879

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	12	#541
1881	21	#364
1882	17	#440
1883	11	#568
1884	21	#387
1885	30	#309
1886	17	#435
1887	19	#382
1888	21	#405
1889	16	#469
1890	24	#358
1891	25	#342
1892	28	#359
1893	24	#369
1894	25	#371
1895	22	#419
1896	28	#363
1897	25	#379
1898	35	#325
1899	41	#269
1900	59	#267
1901	37	#284
1902	40	#303
1903	28	#361
1904	46	#280
1905	35	#347
1906	59	#258
1907	58	#274
1908	50	#311
1909	43	#359
1910	55	#332
1911	87	#281
1912	186	#260
1913	206	#268
1914	284	#257
1915	337	#263
1916	397	#250
1917	349	#274
1918	405	#264
1919	380	#270
1920	412	#273
1921	493	#254
1922	447	#268
1923	431	#271
1924	450	#270
1925	470	#262
1926	468	#260
1927	464	#265
1928	454	#267
1929	471	#257
1930	542	#233
1931	568	#219
1932	635	#202
1933	516	#224
1934	506	#229
1935	475	#242
1936	418	#266
1937	406	#271
1938	435	#264
1939	394	#279
1940	456	#262
1941	536	#238
1942	716	#211
1943	1,234	#158
1944	1,504	#140
1945	1,753	#126
1946	1,754	#137
1947	1,542	#161
1948	1,650	#153
1949	1,719	#151
1950	1,812	#146
1951	2,050	#134
1952	2,407	#123
1953	2,698	#122
1954	2,034	#145
1955	2,159	#142
1956	2,369	#139
1957	2,029	#159
1958	1,697	#176
1959	1,593	#186
1960	1,720	#181
1961	1,669	#185
1962	1,513	#202
1963	1,449	#204
1964	1,256	#216
1965	1,227	#203
1966	1,049	#215
1967	984	#223
1968	943	#233
1969	1,200	#209
1970	1,026	#231
1971	906	#249
1972	773	#257
1973	715	#265
1974	700	#271
1975	673	#286
1976	602	#299
1977	573	#325
1978	489	#347
1979	546	#335
1980	517	#350
1981	516	#348
1982	492	#363
1983	536	#340
1984	571	#330
1985	502	#366
1986	510	#366
1987	549	#355
1988	487	#411
1989	488	#423
1990	493	#446
1991	466	#458
1992	410	#494
1993	360	#541
1994	361	#537
1995	303	#588
1996	266	#636
1997	244	#670
1998	255	#669
1999	243	#692
2000	215	#773
2001	186	#863
2002	162	#973
2003	177	#927
2004	195	#888
2005	152	#1,084
2006	161	#1,094
2007	165	#1,106
2008	142	#1,227
2009	168	#1,099
2010	142	#1,244
2011	138	#1,253
2012	136	#1,287
2013	133	#1,300
2014	129	#1,342
2015	103	#1,570
2016	99	#1,620
2017	93	#1,698
2018	93	#1,690
2019	77	#1,920
2020	82	#1,816
2021	70	#2,083
2022	57	#2,445
2023	61	#2,295
2024	53	#2,527