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

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Metric Dewight Dewey
Current Rank Unranked #3610
Total Births (all years) 528 34,373
Peak Year 1976 1898
Peak Year Births 19 1,115
Peak Decade 1970s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1887

Births by Decade

Decade Dewight Dewey
1880s - 25
1890s - 1,921
1900s - 1,320
1910s - 2,960
1920s - 7,224
1930s 15 5,328
1940s 41 5,372
1950s 85 3,831
1960s 99 2,627
1970s 120 1,635
1980s 84 921
1990s 53 492
2000s 26 317
2010s 5 234
2020s - 166

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
2025 - 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, 1930–2016.

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