Girls' name · since 1936
Dewana
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 551 babies named Dewana, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dewana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 551 have been recorded since 1936.
Dewana has 551 recorded births among girls since 1936, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 1991.
- #11,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 551 born since 1936
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewana ranks #11,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 551 born since 1936, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1936
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dewana's 551 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Dewana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dewana splits its recorded history at 1970: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dewana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1991
- Peak year (1966)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Dewana by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (175 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Dewana's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dewana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
114 births
- 1960s
1960s
175 births
- 1970s
1970s
144 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 175 births (32% of all-time use).
How Dewana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dewana's total volume
Dewana by state
Where Dewana concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 551 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dewana's data
- Dewana's decade-level peak was the 1960s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Dewanas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Dewana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1936–1991 (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 Dewana 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.