Girls' name · since 1930
Dewanna
727 babies named Dewanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 727
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dewanna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 727 recorded since 1930.
Dewanna has 727 recorded births among girls since 1930, 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 1930 to 1997.
- #9,299 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 727 born since 1930
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewanna ranks #9,299 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 727 born since 1930, peaking in the 1960s.
- #9,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 727
- born since 1930
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dewanna's 727 recorded births place it above 87.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Dewanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dewanna splits its recorded history at 1970: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dewanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1997
- Peak year (1957)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Dewanna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (208 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Dewanna's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dewanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s
1950s
126 births
- 1960s
1960s
208 births
- 1970s
1970s
175 births
- 1980s
1980s
125 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 208 births (29% of all-time use).
How Dewanna 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 Dewanna's total volume
Dewanna by state
Where Dewanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
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What to do with Dewanna's data
- Dewanna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (208 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Dewannas (115 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 Dewanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1930–1997 (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 Dewanna 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.