Girls' name · since 1979

Dewayna

21 babies named Dewayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#45,281 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade

21 girls have been named Dewayna since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Dewayna has 21 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1991.

  • #45,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 21 born since 1979
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewayna ranks #45,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.

#45,281 of 72,339
all-time among girls
21
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dewayna's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dewayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Dewayna's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Dewayna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 1979198619891991 6

Dewayna by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 48% of the file).

1980s was Dewayna's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Dewayna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dewayna?
Dewayna has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #45,281 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 6 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
Where does Dewayna sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewayna ranks #45,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dewayna most popular?
Dewayna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Dewayna been used?
The SSA has tracked Dewayna since 1979 -- 13 years through the most recent 1991 data.
What names are similar to Dewayna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dewanna, Dewanda, Dewana, Dewey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dewayna's data

  • Dewayna's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dewayna

Nearby Names Like Dewayna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dewayna

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dewayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–1991 (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 Dewayna 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.