Dewey

Given to 34,920 US babies since 1887

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#3848

recorded as boys

243 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 28

Peak year

1898

1,115 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

34,920

since 1887

Born a Dewey? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Dewey was most popular in 1898, when 1,115 babies recorded as boys got the name (9.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 28 babies were named Dewey, ranking #3848 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	28	3848
2024	<5	—	31	3605
2023	<5	—	23	4456
2022	<5	—	19	5019
2021	<5	—	35	3297
2020	<5	—	30	3570
2019	<5	—	28	3794
2018	<5	—	26	3993
2017	<5	—	28	3781
2016	<5	—	16	5555
2015	<5	—	17	5289
2014	<5	—	17	5252
2013	<5	—	28	3661
2012	<5	—	33	3297
2011	<5	—	21	4509
2010	<5	—	20	4678
2009	<5	—	25	4035
2008	<5	—	36	3165
2007	<5	—	42	2811
2006	<5	—	27	3686
2005	<5	—	30	3319
2004	<5	—	38	2741
2003	<5	—	30	3119
2002	<5	—	33	2817
2001	<5	—	24	3512
2000	<5	—	32	2805
1999	<5	—	29	2865
1998	<5	—	50	1931
1997	<5	—	37	2260
1996	<5	—	50	1817
1995	<5	—	36	2210
1994	<5	—	44	1894
1993	<5	—	51	1699
1992	<5	—	68	1371
1991	<5	—	62	1443
1990	<5	—	65	1383
1989	<5	—	77	1219
1988	<5	—	76	1154
1987	<5	—	74	1114
1986	<5	—	88	983
1985	<5	—	67	1133
1984	<5	—	93	913
1983	<5	—	99	884
1982	<5	—	108	853
1981	<5	—	105	865
1980	<5	—	134	758
1979	<5	—	142	727
1978	<5	—	118	774
1977	<5	—	139	723
1976	<5	—	134	722
1975	<5	—	164	630
1974	<5	—	159	639
1973	<5	—	149	653
1972	<5	—	182	591
1971	<5	—	220	541
1970	<5	—	228	535
1969	<5	—	216	534
1968	<5	—	225	503
1967	<5	—	208	518
1966	<5	—	235	494
1965	<5	—	271	473
1964	<5	—	281	472
1963	<5	—	291	460
1962	<5	—	279	476
1961	<5	—	303	465
1960	<5	—	318	452
1959	<5	—	328	440
1958	<5	—	331	432
1957	<5	—	367	408
1956	5	5952	389	382
1955	<5	—	403	361
1954	<5	—	392	364
1953	<5	—	390	350
1952	<5	—	420	339
1951	<5	—	418	333
1950	6	4738	393	340
1949	7	4235	461	316
1948	<5	—	615	266
1947	<5	—	553	293
1946	5	4960	522	282
1945	<5	—	478	273
1944	5	4574	653	213
1943	<5	—	566	248
1942	7	3738	506	265
1941	5	4420	476	256
1940	9	2963	542	229
1939	5	4250	478	241
1938	7	3450	501	238
1937	9	2940	479	241
1936	6	3701	500	229
1935	12	2439	503	230
1934	11	2567	514	228
1933	12	2404	520	221
1932	13	2365	583	212
1931	11	2581	597	211
1930	18	1934	653	205
1929	17	2011	634	208
1928	13	2497	675	202
1927	14	2433	720	197
1926	15	2351	767	188
1925	18	2119	798	181
1924	11	2973	773	186
1923	18	2091	762	185
1922	13	2612	714	193
1921	16	2282	762	184
1920	11	2899	619	208
1919	14	2384	607	205
1918	20	1887	556	223
1917	8	3344	417	247
1916	6	3919	357	268
1915	<5	—	286	301
1914	7	2876	205	316
1913	7	2540	172	302
1912	6	2634	166	276
1911	<5	—	107	248
1910	<5	—	87	261
1909	<5	—	91	226
1908	<5	—	99	204
1907	5	2061	93	207
1906	6	1727	83	213
1905	<5	—	99	184
1904	<5	—	97	185
1903	7	1440	140	133
1902	5	1793	136	139
1901	7	1339	137	121
1900	9	1319	345	75
1899	24	629	499	39
1898	104	305	1,115	19
1897	13	895	158	111
1896	<5	—	63	224
1895	<5	—	28	347
1894	<5	—	17	480
1893	<5	—	8	768
1892	<5	—	8	792
1891	<5	—	9	635
1890	<5	—	16	458
1889	<5	—	13	525
1888	<5	—	7	815
1887	<5	—	5	921