Dewan vs Dewey

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

Name A

Dewan

Boy name · Rank #10041

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Name B

Dewey

Boy name · Rank #3594

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Metric Dewan Dewey
Current Rank #10041 #3594
Total Births (all years) 653 34,345
Peak Year 1979 1898
Peak Year Births 27 1,115
Peak Decade 1980ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1962 1887

Births by Decade

Decade Dewan Dewey
1880ss — 25
1890ss — 1,921
1900ss — 1,320
1910ss — 2,960
1920ss — 7,224
1930ss — 5,328
1940ss — 5,372
1950ss — 3,831
1960ss 19 2,627
1970ss 161 1,635
1980ss 162 922
1990ss 129 492
2000ss 112 317
2010ss 51 233
2020ss 19 138

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dewan Dewey
2014 8 17
2015 7 17
2016 — 16
2017 9 28
2018 6 26
2019 — 28
2020 5 30
2021 7 35
2022 — 19
2023 — 23
2024 7 31

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, 1962–2024.

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