Unisex name · since 1914
Dewie
239 babies named Dewie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
239 boys have been named Dewie since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dewie has 239 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1942.
- #11,927 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 239 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewie ranks #11,927 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 239
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dewie's 239 recorded births place it above 73.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dewie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dewie's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dewie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1942
- Peak year (1928)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Dewie popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1898 (Dewie as girls' name)
Dewie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (126 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Dewie's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Dewie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 47
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
126 births
- 1930s
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 126 births (53% of all-time use).
Dewie by state
Where Dewie concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 239 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dewie's data
- Dewie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dewies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dewie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1914–1942 (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 Dewie 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.