Dewight vs Dewayne

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

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Dewight

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Dewayne

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Metric Dewight Dewayne
Current Rank Unranked #3099
Total Births (all years) 528 26,435
Peak Year 1976 1962
Peak Year Births 19 653
Peak Decade 1970ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1912

Births by Decade

Decade Dewight Dewayne
1910ss — 185
1920ss — 675
1930ss 15 1,348
1940ss 41 1,847
1950ss 85 3,396
1960ss 99 5,876
1970ss 120 4,940
1980ss 84 3,339
1990ss 53 1,983
2000ss 26 1,556
2010ss 5 1,025
2020ss — 265

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dewight Dewayne
2014 — 108
2015 — 102
2016 5 85
2017 — 90
2018 — 67
2019 — 70
2020 — 65
2021 — 60
2022 — 53
2023 — 48
2024 — 39

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, 1930–2016.

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