Recorded 1898–1966 Boys' name Peak 1898 21 births

Dewy — boys' name

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.

1890s61920s51940s51960s5
1890s
Peak decade

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

1898
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dewy in 1898 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dewy

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Dewy between 1898 and 1966, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dewy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1898, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dewy performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dewy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dewy 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 21 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.

Dewy at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

21

Since 1898

69 years of records

Peak year

1898

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1898

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1966

Dewy popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1898)
6
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
4.555.566.5 1966194219221898 6

Dewy by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
6 births that decade — 29% of Dewy's all-time total
1890s61920s51940s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dewy?
21 babies have been named Dewy since 1898. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1898 with 6 births.
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?
Dewy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 69 years of data through 1966.
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.

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, 1898–1966 (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.