Boys' name · since 1913
Dewain
Dewain has 800 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 800
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Dewain sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 800 recorded since 1913.
Dewain has 800 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2000.
- #5,903 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 800 born since 1913
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewain ranks #5,903 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 800 born since 1913, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,903 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 800
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Dewain's 800 recorded births place it above 87.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dewain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dewain's full recorded timeline at 1952, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dewain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2000
- Peak year (1953)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Dewain by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (142 births, 18% of the file).
1940s was Dewain's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Dewain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
121 births
- 1930s
1930s
135 births
- 1940s
1940s
142 births
- 1950s
1950s
130 births
- 1960s
1960s
112 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 142 births (18% of all-time use).
How Dewain compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dewain's total volume
Dewain by state
Where Dewain concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
6 of 800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dewain's data
- Dewain's decade-level peak was the 1940s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dewains (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dewain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~87 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dewain draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.