Dewayne vs Dewey

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

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Dewayne

Boy name · Rank #3054

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Dewey

Boy name · Rank #3610

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Metric Dewayne Dewey
Current Rank #3054 #3610
Total Births (all years) 26,491 34,373
Peak Year 1962 1898
Peak Year Births 651 1,115
Peak Decade 1960s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1887

Births by Decade

Decade Dewayne Dewey
1880s - 25
1890s - 1,921
1900s - 1,320
1910s 185 2,960
1920s 675 7,224
1930s 1,348 5,328
1940s 1,847 5,372
1950s 3,396 3,831
1960s 5,876 2,627
1970s 4,939 1,635
1980s 3,339 921
1990s 1,983 492
2000s 1,556 317
2010s 1,026 234
2020s 321 166

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dewayne Dewey
2014 108 17
2015 102 17
2016 85 16
2017 91 28
2018 67 26
2019 70 28
2020 65 30
2021 60 35
2022 53 19
2023 48 23
2024 40 31
2025 55 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, 1912–2025.

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