Recorded 1914–1942 Unisex name Peak 1928 239 births

Dewie — boys' name

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.

1910s471920s1261930s601940s6
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Dewie was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

18 babies were named Dewie in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dewie

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Dewie between 1914 and 1942, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dewie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Dewie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1898.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dewie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dewie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dewie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dewie 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 239 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.

Dewie at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

239

Since 1914

29 years of records

Peak year

1928

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1914

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1942

Dewie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1914

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1928)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 1942193519301926192219181914 5

Dewie popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1898 (Dewie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4681012 19211898 11

Dewie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
126 births that decade — 53% of Dewie's all-time total
1910s471920s1261930s601940s6

Dewie by state

Where Dewie concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dewie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.1%
Texas share of Dewie's total US births 2.1%

5 of 239 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dewie?
239 babies have been named Dewie since 1914. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1928 with 18 births.
When was Dewie most popular?
Dewie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Dewie most popular?
The top states for the name Dewie are Texas (5 births).
Is Dewie a unisex name?
Yes, Dewie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 239 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Dewie been used?
Dewie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 29 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Dewie?
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, 1914–1942 (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.