Over the past 110 years, 73 221 boys have been named Dwight. The name Dwight ranks 349th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Dwight in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Dwight came in the 1940s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.