Boys' name · since 1930
Dewight
Since 1930, U.S. Social Security records show 528 babies named Dewight, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 528
- born since 1930
- 1970s
- peak decade
528 boys have been named Dewight since 1930, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dewight has 528 recorded births among boys since 1930, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2016.
- #7,632 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 528 born since 1930
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewight ranks #7,632 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 528 born since 1930, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 528
- born since 1930
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dewight's 528 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dewight's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dewight splits its recorded history at 1973: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dewight popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2016
- Peak year (1976)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Dewight by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (120 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Dewight's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Dewight births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s
1950s
85 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 120 births (23% of all-time use).
How Dewight compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dewight's total volume
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What to do with Dewight's data
- Dewight's decade-level peak was the 1970s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Dewight: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1930–2016 (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 Dewight 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.