Dewey vs Dewitt

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

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Dewey

Boy name · Rank #3610

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Dewitt

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Metric Dewey Dewitt
Current Rank #3610 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 34,373 7,216
Peak Year 1898 1921
Peak Year Births 1,115 161
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1887 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dewey Dewitt
1880s 25 263
1890s 1,921 351
1900s 1,320 309
1910s 2,960 1,035
1920s 7,224 1,402
1930s 5,328 941
1940s 5,372 844
1950s 3,831 721
1960s 2,627 474
1970s 1,635 285
1980s 921 235
1990s 492 150
2000s 317 102
2010s 234 71
2020s 166 33

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dewey Dewitt
2014 17 10
2015 17 10
2016 16 5
2017 28 -
2018 26 7
2019 28 7
2020 30 5
2021 35 8
2022 19 8
2023 23 7
2024 31 -
2025 28 5

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, 1887–2025.

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