Boys' name · since 1880
Dewitt
Dewitt has 7,216 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,012 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,216
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dewitt is the #12012 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 7,216 recorded since 1880.
Dewitt has 7,216 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12012 as of the latest data, more common than 14% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,443 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,012 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,216 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewitt ranks #1,443 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,012 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,216 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,012 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,216
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dewitt's 7,216 recorded births place it above 96.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
How Dewitt compares
7,216 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dewitt's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dewitt | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,216 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 161 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dewitt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dewitt's full recorded timeline at 1951, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 161 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dewitt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 161
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Dewitt by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,402 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Dewitt's strongest decade.
1,402 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Dewitt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 263
1880s
263 births
- 1890s 351
1890s
351 births
- 1900s 309
1900s
309 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,035 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,402 births
- 1930s
1930s
941 births
- 1940s
1940s
844 births
- 1950s
1950s
721 births
- 1960s 474
1960s
474 births
- 1970s 285
1970s
285 births
- 1980s 235
1980s
235 births
- 1990s 150
1990s
150 births
- 2000s 102
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,402 births (19% of all-time use).
How Dewitt 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 Dewitt's total volume
Dewitt by state
Where Dewitt concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 583 | 8.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 357 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 327 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 309 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 290 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 211 | 2.9% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 174 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 164 | 2.3% |
583 of 7,216 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Dewitt appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dewitt's data
- Dewitt's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,402 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Dewitts (583 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Dewitt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Dewitt 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.