Is Dewey a boy or girl name?
Dewey is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 31 boys were named Dewey, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.6% of the 34,892 US babies named Dewey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,613
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dewey since 1887
- 34,892
- Most popular year
- 1898
- 1,219 babies
Boys and girls named Dewey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,921 | 141 | 6.8% |
| 1900s | 1,320 | 39 | 2.9% |
| 1910s | 2,960 | 68 | 2.2% |
| 1920s | 7,224 | 146 | 2% |
| 1930s | 5,328 | 104 | 1.9% |
| 1940s | 5,372 | 38 | 0.7% |
| 1950s | 3,831 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 2,627 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,635 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 922 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 492 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 317 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 233 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 | #3,613 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,489 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,072 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 35 | #3,313 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,591 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,823 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,020 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,799 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,612 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,352 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,302 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,684 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,395 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,538 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,719 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,065 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,176 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,830 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,706 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,336 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,755 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,136 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,533 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,886 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 50 | #1,939 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,825 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 36 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,901 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 68 | #1,374 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 62 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 65 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 77 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 76 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 74 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 88 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 67 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 93 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 99 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 108 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 105 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 135 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 142 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 118 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 139 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 134 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 164 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 159 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 149 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 182 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 220 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 228 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 216 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 225 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 208 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 235 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 271 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 281 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 291 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 280 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 302 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 318 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 328 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 331 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 367 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 389 | #383 | 5 | #6,189 |
| 1955 | 403 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 392 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 390 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 420 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 418 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 393 | #340 | 6 | #4,872 |
| 1949 | 461 | #316 | 7 | #4,335 |
| 1948 | 615 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 553 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 522 | #282 | 5 | #5,125 |
| 1945 | 478 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 653 | #213 | 5 | #4,729 |
| 1943 | 566 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 506 | #265 | 7 | #3,830 |
| 1941 | 476 | #256 | 5 | #4,566 |
| 1940 | 542 | #229 | 9 | #3,017 |
| 1939 | 478 | #241 | 5 | #4,401 |
| 1938 | 501 | #238 | 7 | #3,548 |
| 1937 | 479 | #241 | 9 | #2,993 |
| 1936 | 500 | #229 | 6 | #3,804 |
| 1935 | 503 | #231 | 12 | #2,464 |
| 1934 | 514 | #228 | 11 | #2,605 |
| 1933 | 520 | #222 | 12 | #2,435 |
| 1932 | 583 | #212 | 13 | #2,397 |
| 1931 | 597 | #211 | 11 | #2,616 |
| 1930 | 653 | #205 | 18 | #1,958 |
| 1929 | 634 | #208 | 17 | #2,029 |
| 1928 | 675 | #202 | 13 | #2,527 |
| 1927 | 720 | #197 | 14 | #2,458 |
| 1926 | 767 | #188 | 15 | #2,375 |
| 1925 | 798 | #181 | 18 | #2,132 |
| 1924 | 773 | #186 | 11 | #3,015 |
| 1923 | 762 | #185 | 18 | #2,106 |
| 1922 | 714 | #193 | 13 | #2,650 |
| 1921 | 762 | #184 | 16 | #2,311 |
| 1920 | 619 | #208 | 11 | #2,956 |
| 1919 | 607 | #205 | 14 | #2,412 |
| 1918 | 556 | #223 | 20 | #1,899 |
| 1917 | 417 | #247 | 8 | #3,424 |
| 1916 | 357 | #268 | 6 | #4,039 |
| 1915 | 286 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 205 | #317 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1913 | 172 | #303 | 7 | #2,609 |
| 1912 | 166 | #276 | 6 | #2,713 |
| 1911 | 107 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 87 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 91 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 99 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 93 | #207 | 5 | #2,144 |
| 1906 | 83 | #214 | 6 | #1,790 |
| 1905 | 99 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 97 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 140 | #133 | 7 | #1,478 |
| 1902 | 136 | #139 | 5 | #1,856 |
| 1901 | 137 | #121 | 7 | #1,374 |
| 1900 | 345 | #75 | 9 | #1,346 |
| 1899 | 499 | #39 | 24 | #632 |
| 1898 | 1,115 | #19 | 104 | #305 |
| 1897 | 158 | #111 | 13 | #904 |
| 1896 | 63 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 28 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 17 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 16 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 13 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #964 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dewey reached #19 in 1898. As a girl name, it reached #305 in 1898. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1890s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.