How Many People Are Named Dewey?
people named Dewey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 29,754 people in the US has this name
Based on 34,920 babies named Dewey in Social Security records from 1887 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,219 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Welsh form of DAVID.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Dewey (99.5%) were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1890s: 6.8% of the babies were girls then and 0% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dewey alive today is about 62 years old, and 63% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 52 and 77 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dewey first appears in the records in 1887 and was given most often in 1898, to 1,219 babies. In 2025, 28 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dewey never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #19, in 1898, and it was in the top 100 for 3 years, 1898 to 1900. In 2025 it ranked #3,869.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,869 |
| Best rank | #19 (1898) |
| Years in the top 100 | 3 (1898 to 1900) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #189 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dewey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dewey were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 893 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dewey was given 3.4 times as often in Kentucky, 3.4 times in North Carolina and 3.1 times in Tennessee.
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