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Dewey Optimistic • Diplomatic • Warmhearted
Dewey Optimistic • Diplomatic • Warmhearted
Optimistic • Diplomatic • Warmhearted
DeweyOptimistic • Diplomatic • Warmhearted
Dewey Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
98.42%
Male
1.58%
Female
Dewey is predominantly a boys name, with 1.58% of Deweys being girls, and 98.42% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 34183 males named Dewey, and 547 females given the name
Popularity of Dewey by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Dewey in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Dewey: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Dewey' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Dewey in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Dewey's average ranking is 2254.89, with it's highest ever rank being #. Dewey has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 4 times.
Dewey has been used in the United States ever since 1887, with over 34730 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Dewey gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1898, when it's usage went up by 641.27%. During this year, 1115 babies were named Dewey, which was 0.3038% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.304%, in this year alone more than 1000 boys were named Dewey.
Popular 'D' Names for Boys
| Name | 'D-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 1. | 19. | 12839 | 0.355% |
| David | 2. | 26. | 11028 | 0.305% |
| Dylan | 3. | 43. | 9657 | 0.267% |
| Dominic | 4. | 107. | 5394 | 0.149% |
| Declan | 5. | 187. | 3596 | 0.099% |
| Damian | 6. | 209. | 3328 | 0.092% |
| Diego | 7. | 220. | 3186 | 0.088% |
| Dean | 8. | 363. | 1953 | 0.054% |
| Dawson | 9. | 399. | 1778 | 0.049% |
| Derek | 10. | 416. | 1702 | 0.047% |
| Damien | 11. | 522. | 1292 | 0.036% |
| Dallas | 12. | 554. | 1218 | 0.034% |
| Devin | 13. | 569. | 1164 | 0.032% |
| Donovan | 14. | 579. | 1148 | 0.032% |
| Dalton | 15. | 640. | 1038 | 0.029% |
| Dominick | 16. | 648. | 1024 | 0.028% |
| Dante | 17. | 664. | 1004 | 0.028% |
| Daxton | 18. | 713. | 917 | 0.025% |
| Desmond | 19. | 729. | 891 | 0.025% |
| Dakota | 20. | 755. | 861 | 0.024% |