Girls' name · since 1933
Dewanda
694 babies named Dewanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 694
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
694 girls have been named Dewanda since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dewanda has 694 recorded births among girls since 1933, 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 1933 to 1994.
- #9,566 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 694 born since 1933
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewanda ranks #9,566 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 694 born since 1933, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 694
- born since 1933
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dewanda's 694 recorded births place it above 86.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Dewanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dewanda splits its recorded history at 1969: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1965 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dewanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1994
- Peak year (1965)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Dewanda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (229 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Dewanda's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dewanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 89
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
229 births
- 1970s
1970s
222 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 229 births (33% of all-time use).
How Dewanda 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 Dewanda's total volume
Dewanda by state
Where Dewanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 15 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.7% |
15 of 694 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dewanda's data
- Dewanda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Dewandas (15 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 Dewanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1933–1994 (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 Dewanda 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.