Dewight vs Dewey

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

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Dewight

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Dewey

Boy name · Rank #3594

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Metric Dewight Dewey
Current Rank Unranked #3594
Total Births (all years) 528 34,345
Peak Year 1976 1898
Peak Year Births 19 1,115
Peak Decade 1970ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1887

Births by Decade

Decade Dewight Dewey
1880ss — 25
1890ss — 1,921
1900ss — 1,320
1910ss — 2,960
1920ss — 7,224
1930ss 15 5,328
1940ss 41 5,372
1950ss 85 3,831
1960ss 99 2,627
1970ss 120 1,635
1980ss 84 922
1990ss 53 492
2000ss 26 317
2010ss 5 233
2020ss — 138

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dewight Dewey
2014 — 17
2015 — 17
2016 5 16
2017 — 28
2018 — 26
2019 — 28
2020 — 30
2021 — 35
2022 — 19
2023 — 23
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, 1930–2016.

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