Recorded 1970–2022 Boys' name Peak 1986 411 births

Dewon — boys' name

411 babies named Dewon in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s771980s1211990s1042000s802010s242020s5
1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Dewon was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

19 babies were named Dewon in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dewon

The Social Security Administration has registered 411 babies named Dewon between 1970 and 2022, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dewon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dewon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dewon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dewon 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 411 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.

Dewon at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

411

Since 1970

53 years of records

Peak year

1986

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1970

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2022

Dewon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1970

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1986)
19
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
05101520 20222008200119951989198319771970 7

Dewon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
121 births that decade — 29% of Dewon's all-time total
1970s771980s1211990s1042000s802010s242020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dewon?
411 babies have been named Dewon since 1970. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1986 with 19 births.
When was Dewon most popular?
Dewon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Dewon been used?
Dewon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 53 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dewon?
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, 1970–2022 (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.