Dewey Name Popularity

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How popular is Dewey?

In 2018 the rare name Dewey, ranked the 3,988th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Dewey is currently less popular.

Position 19, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1898 with 1,115 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Dewey was less than 5, most recently in 1886.

Dewey, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1886-1890, 1892-1898, 1910-1921, and 1941-1944, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1898-1904, 1947-1950, 1964-1967, 1970-1973, 1982-1985, and 1992-1995.

The popularity trend for Dewey has been moving downward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Dewey for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dewey?

Dewey's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Dewey is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Dewey has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Dewey (Girl)		Dewey (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	26	3,988
2017		< 5	--	28	3,790
2016		< 5	--	16	5,597
2015		< 5	--	17	5,344
2014		< 5	--	16	5,530
2013		< 5	--	28	3,683
2012		< 5	--	32	3,391
2011		< 5	--	21	4,535
2010		< 5	--	20	4,718
2009		< 5	--	25	4,060
2008		< 5	--	36	3,171
2007		< 5	--	42	2,829
2006		< 5	--	27	3,705
2005		< 5	--	30	3,335
2004		< 5	--	38	2,754
2003		< 5	--	30	3,134
2002		< 5	--	33	2,831
2001		< 5	--	24	3,531
2000		< 5	--	32	2,818
1999		< 5	--	29	2,884
1998		< 5	--	50	1,939
1997		< 5	--	37	2,271
1996		< 5	--	50	1,825
1995		< 5	--	36	2,221
1994		< 5	--	44	1,901
1993		< 5	--	51	1,704
1992		< 5	--	68	1,374
1991		< 5	--	62	1,446
1990		< 5	--	65	1,385
1989		< 5	--	77	1,221
1988		< 5	--	76	1,156
1987		< 5	--	74	1,117
1986		< 5	--	88	981
1985		< 5	--	67	1,138
1984		< 5	--	93	913
1983		< 5	--	99	887
1982		< 5	--	108	856
1981		< 5	--	105	864
1980		< 5	--	135	757
1979		< 5	--	142	726
1978		< 5	--	118	774
1977		< 5	--	139	722
1976		< 5	--	134	724
1975		< 5	--	164	630
1974		< 5	--	159	640
1973		< 5	--	149	653
1972		< 5	--	182	591
1971		< 5	--	220	540
1970		< 5	--	228	535
1969		< 5	--	217	533
1968		< 5	--	225	504
1967		< 5	--	207	519
1966		< 5	--	235	495
1965		< 5	--	271	474
1964		< 5	--	281	472
1963		< 5	--	290	463
1962		< 5	--	280	476
1961		< 5	--	302	467
1960		< 5	--	316	453
1959		< 5	--	330	439
1958		< 5	--	329	432
1957		< 5	--	366	408
1956		5	6,183	389	383
1955		< 5	--	402	363
1954		< 5	--	392	364
1953		< 5	--	390	351
1952		< 5	--	420	339
1951		< 5	--	418	333
1950		6	4,872	393	340
1949		7	4,336	461	316
1948		< 5	--	615	266
1947		< 5	--	553	293
1946		5	5,123	522	282
1945		< 5	--	478	273
1944		5	4,729	653	213
1943		< 5	--	566	248
1942		7	3,829	507	265
1941		5	4,565	476	256
1940		9	3,016	542	229
1939		5	4,403	478	241
1938		7	3,548	501	238
1937		9	2,992	479	241
1936		6	3,804	500	229
1935		12	2,464	503	230
1934		11	2,603	514	228
1933		12	2,436	520	221
1932		13	2,397	582	212
1931		11	2,617	598	211
1930		18	1,957	652	205
1929		17	2,029	633	208
1928		13	2,526	676	202
1927		14	2,459	720	197
1926		15	2,376	767	187
1925		18	2,131	798	181
1924		11	3,014	773	186
1923		18	2,106	762	185
1922		13	2,650	714	193
1921		16	2,311	762	184
1920		11	2,956	619	208
1919		14	2,412	607	205
1918		20	1,899	556	223
1917		8	3,424	417	247
1916		6	4,039	357	268
1915		< 5	--	286	301
1914		7	2,962	205	317
1913		7	2,609	172	303
1912		6	2,713	166	276
1911		< 5	--	107	249
1910		< 5	--	87	261
1909		< 5	--	91	227
1908		< 5	--	99	206
1907		5	2,144	93	207
1906		6	1,790	83	214
1905		< 5	--	99	184
1904		< 5	--	97	185
1903		7	1,478	140	133
1902		5	1,856	136	139
1901		7	1,374	137	121
1900		9	1,346	345	75
1899		24	632	499	39
1898		104	305	1,115	19
1897		13	904	158	111
1896		< 5	--	63	224
1895		< 5	--	28	349
1894		< 5	--	17	486
1893		< 5	--	8	786
1892		< 5	--	8	814
1891		< 5	--	9	656
1890		< 5	--	16	464
1889		< 5	--	13	532
1888		< 5	--	7	838
1887		< 5	--	5	964
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.