US rank #10041 Boys' name Peak 1979 653 births

Dewan — #10041 US boys' name

653 babies named Dewan in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s1611980s1621990s1292000s1122010s512020s19
#10041
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Dewan was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

27 babies were named Dewan in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dewan

The Social Security Administration has registered 653 babies named Dewan between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dewan currently holds the #10041 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dewan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dewan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dewan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dewan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 653 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dewan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

653

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

1979

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#10,041

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dewan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
27
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
051015202530 202420122004199719901983197619691962 5

Dewan popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1969 (Dewan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 197619711969 6

Dewan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
162 births that decade — 25% of Dewan's all-time total
1960s191970s1611980s1621990s1292000s1122010s512020s19

Dewan by state

Where Dewan concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dewan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 0.8%
Florida share of Dewan's total US births 0.8%

5 of 653 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dewan?
653 babies have been named Dewan since 1962. It currently ranks #10041 among boys. The peak year was 1979 with 27 births.
When was Dewan most popular?
Dewan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Dewan most popular?
The top states for the name Dewan are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Dewan been used?
Dewan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dewan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dewey, Dewayne, Dewitt, Deward, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.