for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Dewey name popularity in the United States
Dewey ranked #3848 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 28 boys named Dewey.
SSA
1,115 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Dewey for boys and girls
Girls
5Share unavailable · data from 1897 to 1956
Boys
28100.0% in 2025 · data from 1887 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 28 | #3848 |
| 2024 | boys | 31 | #3605 |
| 2023 | boys | 23 | #4456 |
| 2022 | boys | 19 | #5019 |
| 2021 | boys | 35 | #3297 |
| 2020 | boys | 30 | #3570 |
| 2019 | boys | 28 | #3794 |
| 2018 | boys | 26 | #3993 |
| 2017 | boys | 28 | #3781 |
| 2016 | boys | 16 | #5555 |
| 2015 | boys | 17 | #5289 |
| 2014 | boys | 17 | #5252 |
Show full history (183 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 28 | #3848 |
| 2024 | boys | 31 | #3605 |
| 2023 | boys | 23 | #4456 |
| 2022 | boys | 19 | #5019 |
| 2021 | boys | 35 | #3297 |
| 2020 | boys | 30 | #3570 |
| 2019 | boys | 28 | #3794 |
| 2018 | boys | 26 | #3993 |
| 2017 | boys | 28 | #3781 |
| 2016 | boys | 16 | #5555 |
| 2015 | boys | 17 | #5289 |
| 2014 | boys | 17 | #5252 |
| 2013 | boys | 28 | #3661 |
| 2012 | boys | 33 | #3297 |
| 2011 | boys | 21 | #4509 |
| 2010 | boys | 20 | #4678 |
| 2009 | boys | 25 | #4035 |
| 2008 | boys | 36 | #3165 |
| 2007 | boys | 42 | #2811 |
| 2006 | boys | 27 | #3686 |
| 2005 | boys | 30 | #3319 |
| 2004 | boys | 38 | #2741 |
| 2003 | boys | 30 | #3119 |
| 2002 | boys | 33 | #2817 |
| 2001 | boys | 24 | #3512 |
| 2000 | boys | 32 | #2805 |
| 1999 | boys | 29 | #2865 |
| 1998 | boys | 50 | #1931 |
| 1997 | boys | 37 | #2260 |
| 1996 | boys | 50 | #1817 |
| 1995 | boys | 36 | #2210 |
| 1994 | boys | 44 | #1894 |
| 1993 | boys | 51 | #1699 |
| 1992 | boys | 68 | #1371 |
| 1991 | boys | 62 | #1443 |
| 1990 | boys | 65 | #1383 |
| 1989 | boys | 77 | #1219 |
| 1988 | boys | 76 | #1154 |
| 1987 | boys | 74 | #1114 |
| 1986 | boys | 88 | #983 |
| 1985 | boys | 67 | #1133 |
| 1984 | boys | 93 | #913 |
| 1983 | boys | 99 | #884 |
| 1982 | boys | 108 | #853 |
| 1981 | boys | 105 | #865 |
| 1980 | boys | 134 | #758 |
| 1979 | boys | 142 | #727 |
| 1978 | boys | 118 | #774 |
| 1977 | boys | 139 | #723 |
| 1976 | boys | 134 | #722 |
| 1975 | boys | 164 | #630 |
| 1974 | boys | 159 | #639 |
| 1973 | boys | 149 | #653 |
| 1972 | boys | 182 | #591 |
| 1971 | boys | 220 | #541 |
| 1970 | boys | 228 | #535 |
| 1969 | boys | 216 | #534 |
| 1968 | boys | 225 | #503 |
| 1967 | boys | 208 | #518 |
| 1966 | boys | 235 | #494 |
| 1965 | boys | 271 | #473 |
| 1964 | boys | 281 | #472 |
| 1963 | boys | 291 | #460 |
| 1962 | boys | 279 | #476 |
| 1961 | boys | 303 | #465 |
| 1960 | boys | 318 | #452 |
| 1959 | boys | 328 | #440 |
| 1958 | boys | 331 | #432 |
| 1957 | boys | 367 | #408 |
| 1956 | boys | 389 | #382 |
| 1956 | girls | 5 | #5952 |
| 1955 | boys | 403 | #361 |
| 1954 | boys | 392 | #364 |
| 1953 | boys | 390 | #350 |
| 1952 | boys | 420 | #339 |
| 1951 | boys | 418 | #333 |
| 1950 | boys | 393 | #340 |
| 1950 | girls | 6 | #4738 |
| 1949 | boys | 461 | #316 |
| 1949 | girls | 7 | #4235 |
| 1948 | boys | 615 | #266 |
| 1947 | boys | 553 | #293 |
| 1946 | boys | 522 | #282 |
| 1946 | girls | 5 | #4960 |
| 1945 | boys | 478 | #273 |
| 1944 | boys | 653 | #213 |
| 1944 | girls | 5 | #4574 |
| 1943 | boys | 566 | #248 |
| 1942 | boys | 506 | #265 |
| 1942 | girls | 7 | #3738 |
| 1941 | boys | 476 | #256 |
| 1941 | girls | 5 | #4420 |
| 1940 | boys | 542 | #229 |
| 1940 | girls | 9 | #2963 |
| 1939 | boys | 478 | #241 |
| 1939 | girls | 5 | #4250 |
| 1938 | boys | 501 | #238 |
| 1938 | girls | 7 | #3450 |
| 1937 | boys | 479 | #241 |
| 1937 | girls | 9 | #2940 |
| 1936 | boys | 500 | #229 |
| 1936 | girls | 6 | #3701 |
| 1935 | boys | 503 | #230 |
| 1935 | girls | 12 | #2439 |
| 1934 | boys | 514 | #228 |
| 1934 | girls | 11 | #2567 |
| 1933 | boys | 520 | #221 |
| 1933 | girls | 12 | #2404 |
| 1932 | boys | 583 | #212 |
| 1932 | girls | 13 | #2365 |
| 1931 | boys | 597 | #211 |
| 1931 | girls | 11 | #2581 |
| 1930 | boys | 653 | #205 |
| 1930 | girls | 18 | #1934 |
| 1929 | boys | 634 | #208 |
| 1929 | girls | 17 | #2011 |
| 1928 | boys | 675 | #202 |
| 1928 | girls | 13 | #2497 |
| 1927 | boys | 720 | #197 |
| 1927 | girls | 14 | #2433 |
| 1926 | boys | 767 | #188 |
| 1926 | girls | 15 | #2351 |
| 1925 | boys | 798 | #181 |
| 1925 | girls | 18 | #2119 |
| 1924 | boys | 773 | #186 |
| 1924 | girls | 11 | #2973 |
| 1923 | boys | 762 | #185 |
| 1923 | girls | 18 | #2091 |
| 1922 | boys | 714 | #193 |
| 1922 | girls | 13 | #2612 |
| 1921 | boys | 762 | #184 |
| 1921 | girls | 16 | #2282 |
| 1920 | boys | 619 | #208 |
| 1920 | girls | 11 | #2899 |
| 1919 | boys | 607 | #205 |
| 1919 | girls | 14 | #2384 |
| 1918 | boys | 556 | #223 |
| 1918 | girls | 20 | #1887 |
| 1917 | boys | 417 | #247 |
| 1917 | girls | 8 | #3344 |
| 1916 | boys | 357 | #268 |
| 1916 | girls | 6 | #3919 |
| 1915 | boys | 286 | #301 |
| 1914 | boys | 205 | #316 |
| 1914 | girls | 7 | #2876 |
| 1913 | boys | 172 | #302 |
| 1913 | girls | 7 | #2540 |
| 1912 | boys | 166 | #276 |
| 1912 | girls | 6 | #2634 |
| 1911 | boys | 107 | #248 |
| 1910 | boys | 87 | #261 |
| 1909 | boys | 91 | #226 |
| 1908 | boys | 99 | #204 |
| 1907 | boys | 93 | #207 |
| 1907 | girls | 5 | #2061 |
| 1906 | boys | 83 | #213 |
| 1906 | girls | 6 | #1727 |
| 1905 | boys | 99 | #184 |
| 1904 | boys | 97 | #185 |
| 1903 | boys | 140 | #133 |
| 1903 | girls | 7 | #1440 |
| 1902 | boys | 136 | #139 |
| 1902 | girls | 5 | #1793 |
| 1901 | boys | 137 | #121 |
| 1901 | girls | 7 | #1339 |
| 1900 | boys | 345 | #75 |
| 1900 | girls | 9 | #1319 |
| 1899 | boys | 499 | #39 |
| 1899 | girls | 24 | #629 |
| 1898 | boys | 1,115 | #19 |
| 1898 | girls | 104 | #305 |
| 1897 | boys | 158 | #111 |
| 1897 | girls | 13 | #895 |
| 1896 | boys | 63 | #224 |
| 1895 | boys | 28 | #347 |
| 1894 | boys | 17 | #480 |
| 1893 | boys | 8 | #768 |
| 1892 | boys | 8 | #792 |
| 1891 | boys | 9 | #635 |
| 1890 | boys | 16 | #458 |
| 1889 | boys | 13 | #525 |
| 1888 | boys | 7 | #815 |
| 1887 | boys | 5 | #921 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.