Boys' name · since 1921
Dewane
Dewane has 508 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 508
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
508 boys have been named Dewane since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewane has been recorded 508 times among boys since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2015.
- #7,823 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 508 born since 1921
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewane ranks #7,823 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 508 born since 1921, peaking in the 1930s.
- #7,823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 508
- born since 1921
- 1930s
- peak decade
Dewane's 508 recorded births place it above 82.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dewane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dewane's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dewane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2015
- Peak year (1932)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Dewane by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (107 births, 21% of the file).
1930s was Dewane's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Dewane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
51 births
- 1930s
1930s
107 births
- 1940s
1940s
79 births
- 1950s
1950s
63 births
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 107 births (21% of all-time use).
How Dewane 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 Dewane's total volume
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What to do with Dewane's data
- Dewane's decade-level peak was the 1930s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dewane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1921–2015 (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 Dewane 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.