Boys' name · since 1962
Dewan
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.
- #6,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 653
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dewan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 653 recorded since 1962.
Dewan has 653 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2024.
- #6,719 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 653 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewan ranks #6,719 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 653 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,719 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 653
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dewan's 653 recorded births place it above 85.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Dewan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dewan splits its recorded history at 1993: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dewan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (1979)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Dewan popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1969 (Dewan as girls' name)
Dewan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (162 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Dewan's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Dewan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
161 births
- 1980s
1980s
162 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 162 births (25% of all-time use).
How Dewan 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 Dewan's total volume
Dewan by state
Where Dewan concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 653 births nationwide.
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- Dewan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (162 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Dewans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Dewan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1962–2024 (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 Dewan 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.