Boys' name · since 1898

Dewy

21 babies named Dewy in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1898. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,575 of 45,481
all-time among boys
21
born since 1898
1890s
peak decade

Dewy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1898.

Dewy has 21 recorded births among boys since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1890s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1966.

  • #28,575 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 21 born since 1898
  • 1890s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewy ranks #28,575 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1898, peaking in the 1890s.

#28,575 of 45,481
all-time among boys
21
born since 1898
1890s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dewy's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dewy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dewy splits its recorded history at 1942: 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 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1898 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dewy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1966

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1898)
6
Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
4.555.566.5 1898192219421966 5

Dewy by decade

1890s is the heaviest window (6 births, 29% of the file).

1890s was Dewy's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Dewy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1890s at 6 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dewy? ▼
21 babies have been named Dewy since 1898. All-time, it sits at #28,575 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1898 with 6 births.
Where does Dewy sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dewy ranks #28,575 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dewy most popular? ▼
Dewy was most popular in the 1890s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1898.
How long has the name Dewy been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dewy since 1898 -- 69 years through the most recent 1966 data.
What names are similar to Dewy? ▼
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.

What to do with Dewy's data

  • Dewy's usage has stayed within range of its 1890s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dewy

Nearby Names Like Dewy

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dewy

Dewey Boy
#3855 34,373 births
Dewayne Boy
#2457 26,491 births
Dewitt Boy
#12012 7,216 births
Deward Boy
1,393 births
Dewain Boy
800 births

Compare Dewy side by side: Dewy vs Dewey Dewy vs Dewayne Dewy vs Dewitt

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Wince
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Waddie
21 births · Peak 1919
Benhard
21 births · Peak 1922
Ludy
21 births · Peak 1916
Narcisse
21 births · Peak 1918
Vassar
21 births · Peak 1917
Sigfred
21 births · Peak 1916

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dewy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1898–1966 (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 Dewy 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.