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

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Dewitt

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Metric Dewey Dewitt
Current Rank #3594 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 34,345 7,210
Peak Year 1898 1921
Peak Year Births 1,115 161
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1887 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dewey Dewitt
1880ss 25 263
1890ss 1,921 351
1900ss 1,320 309
1910ss 2,960 1,035
1920ss 7,224 1,402
1930ss 5,328 941
1940ss 5,372 843
1950ss 3,831 721
1960ss 2,627 474
1970ss 1,635 285
1980ss 922 235
1990ss 492 150
2000ss 317 102
2010ss 233 71
2020ss 138 28

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 —

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, 1887–2024.

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