Recorded 1978–2019 Boys' name Peak 1982 145 births

Dewaun — boys' name

145 babies named Dewaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s601990s342000s262010s10

The verdict

145 boys have been named Dewaun since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2019.

145
total births
1978–2019
years on record
1980s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Dewaun was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

10 babies were named Dewaun in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dewaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Dewaun between 1978 and 2019, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dewaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dewaun performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dewaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dewaun in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 145 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dewaun at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

145

Since 1978

42 years of records

Peak year

1982

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1978

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2019

Dewaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1978

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1982)
10
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 20192003199919911987198319801978 7

Dewaun by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
60 births that decade — 41% of Dewaun's all-time total
1970s151980s601990s342000s262010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dewaun?
145 babies have been named Dewaun since 1978. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1982 with 10 births.
When was Dewaun most popular?
Dewaun was most popular in the 1980s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Dewaun been used?
Dewaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 42 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Dewaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dewey, Dewayne, Dewitt, Deward, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.