Dewan
- Last seen for girls in 1976 at #9,284
- Last seen for boys in 2024 at #9,894
- Given to boys 97.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1979 · 27 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 653since 1962
Dewan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Dewan has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | #9,894 | 7 | |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #9,714 | 7 | |
| 2020 | — | #12,022 | 5 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | #8,140 | 9 | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | #9,568 | 7 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,781 | 8 | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | #7,559 | 10 | |
| 2011 | — | #7,009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | #10,994 | 6 | |
| 2008 | — | #8,324 | 9 | |
| 2007 | — | #6,622 | 12 | |
| 2006 | — | #7,427 | 10 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,578 | 14 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,520 | 11 | |
| 2003 | — | #7,831 | 8 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,131 | 14 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,667 | 12 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,573 | 16 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,042 | 10 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,159 | 12 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,960 | 12 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,187 | 11 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,559 | 18 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,094 | 15 | |
| 1993 | — | #6,816 | 7 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,459 | 18 | |
| 1991 | — | #4,231 | 13 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,167 | 13 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,618 | 15 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,961 | 18 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,400 | 23 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,779 | 18 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,942 | 16 | |
| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,493 | 19 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,972 | 15 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,221 | 13 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,444 | 20 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,943 | 27 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,279 | 20 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,361 | 19 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #3,095 | 12 |
| 1975 | — | #2,288 | 19 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,036 | 20 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,659 | 13 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #2,686 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | #4,230 | 6 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #3,314 | 8 |
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| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
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| 1962 | — | #4,033 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1962
The first year at least five boys were named Dewan! It came in at #4,033, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1962–1964, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Dewan is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Dewan in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Dewan
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
Rise & fade · boys
17 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1962
- Peaked 1979 at #1,943 (27 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 63,761
- Highest: 1 in 63,761 boys born in 1979 were named Dewan (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 246,127 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
- 24.8% of all boys named Dewan (162) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19 | #3,314 (1969) | #3,628 |
| 1970s | 161 | #1,943 (1979) | #2,652 |
| 1980s | 162 | #2,400 (1987) | #3,215 |
| 1990s | 129 | #3,459 (1992) | #4,767 |
| 2000s | 112 | #4,573 (2000) | #6,867 |
| 2010s | 51 | #7,009 (2011) | #8,636 |
| 2020s | 19 | #9,714 (2021) | #10,543 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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