Dewey

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Dewey is a given name of Dutch and Old English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 34,892 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 34,345 as boys and 547 as girls. Dewey gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1898 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,359 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	31
2023	23
2022	19
2021	35
2020	30
2019	28
2018	26
2017	28
2016	16
2015	17
2014	17
2013	28
2012	32
2011	21
2010	20
2009	25
2008	36
2007	42
2006	27
2005	30
2004	38
2003	30
2002	33
2001	24
2000	32
1999	29
1998	50
1997	37
1996	50
1995	36
1994	44
1993	51
1992	68
1991	62
1990	65
1989	77
1988	76
1987	74
1986	88
1985	67
1984	93
1983	99
1982	108
1981	105
1980	135
1979	142
1978	118
1977	139
1976	134
1975	164
1974	159
1973	149
1972	182
1971	220
1970	228
1969	216
1968	225
1967	208
1966	235
1965	271
1964	281
1963	291
1962	280
1961	302
1960	318
1959	328
1958	331
1957	367
1956	394
1955	403
1954	392
1953	390
1952	420
1951	418
1950	399
1949	468
1948	615
1947	553
1946	527
1945	478
1944	658
1943	566
1942	513
1941	481
1940	551
1939	483
1938	508
1937	488
1936	506
1935	515
1934	525
1933	532
1932	596
1931	608
1930	671
1929	651
1928	688
1927	734
1926	782
1925	816
1924	784
1923	780
1922	727
1921	778
1920	630
1919	621
1918	576
1917	425
1916	363
1915	286
1914	212
1913	179
1912	172
1911	107
1910	87
1909	91
1908	99
1907	98
1906	89
1905	99
1904	97
1903	147
1902	141
1901	144
1900	354
1899	523
1898	1,219
1897	171
1896	63
1895	28
1894	17
1893	8
1892	8
1891	9
1890	16
1889	13
1888	7
1887	5