Dewitte — boys' name
63 babies named Dewitte in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
63 boys have been named Dewitte since 1917, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1950.
- 63
- total births
- 1917–1950
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
56% of everyone ever named Dewitte was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Dewitte in 1920 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dewitte
The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Dewitte between 1917 and 1950, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dewitte currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dewitte performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dewitte shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dewitte 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 63 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.
Dewitte at a glance
Last recorded 1950Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dewitte popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1917
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1950.
63 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1920 with 10 births in a single year.
Dewitte by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 35 births that decade — 56% of Dewitte's all-time total
Dewitte decade highlights
- Peak decade 35 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Dewitte's strongest decade
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 56% of all-time use.
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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, 1917–1950 (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.