as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, which probably comes from the medieval English female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia (see Dennis). It is found mainly in North America, where its increase in popularity after the Second World War was a result of the fame of the American general and president Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969). He was named in honour of the New England philosopher Timothy Dwight (1752–1817) and his brother Theodore Dwight (1764–1846).
| 605th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 65,898
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 72,634
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Dwight per capita
- 1953
- marked the height of its popularity
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