Dewey
1 country#3848 in United States, 2025US
#3848
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
34,920
Peak year (United States)
1898
Peak-year count
1,219
First recorded
1887
Popularity over time in United States
Dewey’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
34,920 births recorded 1887–2025 · currently #3848 · peaked in 1898 with 1,219 births
Most common in: North Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Dewey’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3686 | — |
| 2007 | #2811 | ↑875 |
| 2008 | #3165 | ↓354 |
| 2009 | #4035 | ↓870 |
| 2010 | #4678 | ↓643 |
| 2011 | #4509 | ↑169 |
| 2012 | #3297 | ↑1212 |
| 2013 | #3661 | ↓364 |
| 2014 | #5252 | ↓1591 |
| 2015 | #5289 | ↓37 |
| 2016 | #5555 | ↓266 |
| 2017 | #3781 | ↑1774 |
| 2018 | #3993 | ↓212 |
| 2019 | #3794 | ↑199 |
| 2020 | #3570 | ↑224 |
| 2021 | #3297 | ↑273 |
| 2022 | #5019 | ↓1722 |
| 2023 | #4456 | ↑563 |
| 2024 | #3605 | ↑851 |
| 2025 | #3848 | ↓243 |
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