The baby name Dwight appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1953 with 4,003 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Dwight has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 53 |
| 1912 | 190 |
| 1913 | 221 |
| 1914 | 359 |
| 1915 | 453 |
| 1916 | 507 |
| 1917 | 454 |
| 1918 | 545 |
| 1919 | 511 |
| 1920 | 542 |
| 1921 | 664 |
| 1922 | 608 |
| 1923 | 572 |
| 1924 | 592 |
| 1925 | 637 |
| 1926 | 658 |
| 1927 | 629 |
| 1928 | 614 |
| 1929 | 697 |
| 1930 | 804 |
| 1931 | 805 |
| 1932 | 903 |
| 1933 | 705 |
| 1934 | 681 |
| 1935 | 654 |
| 1936 | 608 |
| 1937 | 603 |
| 1938 | 525 |
| 1939 | 487 |
| 1940 | 622 |
| 1941 | 762 |
| 1942 | 996 |
| 1943 | 1,748 |
| 1944 | 2,027 |
| 1945 | 2,267 |
| 1946 | 2,157 |
| 1947 | 2,011 |
| 1948 | 2,227 |
| 1949 | 2,342 |
| 1950 | 2,468 |
| 1951 | 2,701 |
| 1952 | 3,115 |
| 1953 | 4,003 |
| 1954 | 2,555 |
| 1955 | 3,101 |
| 1956 | 3,289 |
| 1957 | 2,699 |
| 1958 | 2,273 |
| 1959 | 2,075 |
| 1960 | 2,203 |
| 1961 | 2,085 |
| 1962 | 1,959 |
| 1963 | 1,979 |
| 1964 | 1,618 |
| 1965 | 1,616 |
| 1966 | 1,390 |
| 1967 | 1,266 |
| 1968 | 1,177 |
| 1969 | 1,490 |
| 1970 | 1,213 |
| 1971 | 1,060 |
| 1972 | 892 |
| 1973 | 795 |
| 1974 | 796 |
| 1975 | 745 |
| 1976 | 732 |
| 1977 | 666 |
| 1978 | 529 |
| 1979 | 567 |
| 1980 | 631 |
| 1981 | 524 |
| 1982 | 523 |
| 1983 | 599 |
| 1984 | 559 |
| 1985 | 459 |
| 1986 | 560 |
| 1987 | 554 |
| 1988 | 488 |
| 1989 | 470 |
| 1990 | 485 |
| 1991 | 489 |
| 1992 | 503 |
| 1993 | 435 |
| 1994 | 411 |
| 1995 | 324 |
| 1996 | 240 |
| 1997 | 232 |
| 1998 | 258 |
| 1999 | 208 |
| 2000 | 236 |
| 2001 | 228 |
| 2002 | 113 |
| 2003 | 169 |
| 2004 | 234 |
| 2005 | 143 |
| 2006 | 143 |
| 2007 | 162 |
| 2008 | 150 |
| 2009 | 125 |
| 2010 | 98 |
| 2011 | 121 |
| 2012 | 95 |
| 2013 | 109 |
| 2014 | 131 |
| 2015 | 72 |
| 2016 | 89 |
| 2017 | 65 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2019 | 30 |
| 2020 | 44 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 21 |