Dewaine vs Dewey

Side-by-side comparison of Dewaine and Dewey - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Dewaine

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Dewey

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Metric Dewaine Dewey
Current Rank Unranked #3610
Total Births (all years) 576 34,373
Peak Year 1959 1898
Peak Year Births 16 1,115
Peak Decade 1950s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1887

Births by Decade

Decade Dewaine Dewey
1880s - 25
1890s - 1,921
1900s - 1,320
1910s - 2,960
1920s 84 7,224
1930s 91 5,328
1940s 94 5,372
1950s 116 3,831
1960s 99 2,627
1970s 62 1,635
1980s 18 921
1990s 12 492
2000s - 317
2010s - 234
2020s - 166

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dewaine Dewey
2014 - 17
2015 - 17
2016 - 16
2017 - 28
2018 - 26
2019 - 28
2020 - 30
2021 - 35
2022 - 19
2023 - 23
2024 - 31
2025 - 28

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1998.

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