Deward
Last seen for boys in 1981 at #6,262
- Peak · boys
- 1924 · 64 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,393since 1903
Deward over time
Rank among boys' names. Deward has never cracked the top 800 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1981 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | |
| 1979 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | — | |
| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1957 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1956 | #2,361 | 12 |
| 1955 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | #2,287 | 12 |
| 1952 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #1,583 | 22 |
| 1948 | #1,656 | 20 |
| 1947 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | #1,642 | 19 |
| 1945 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #1,400 | 23 |
| 1943 | #1,529 | 21 |
| 1942 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | #1,300 | 26 |
| 1940 | #1,433 | 22 |
| 1939 | #1,390 | 23 |
| 1938 | #1,337 | 25 |
| 1937 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1935 | #1,148 | 33 |
| 1934 | #1,323 | 26 |
| 1933 | #1,251 | 28 |
| 1932 | #1,387 | 25 |
| 1931 | #1,217 | 32 |
| 1930 | #1,330 | 29 |
| 1929 | #1,480 | 24 |
| 1928 | #1,272 | 32 |
| 1927 | #1,322 | 31 |
| 1926 | #1,050 | 44 |
| 1925 | #1,246 | 33 |
| 1924 | #859 | 64 |
| 1923 | #976 | 50 |
| 1922 | #1,039 | 46 |
| 1921 | #1,058 | 44 |
| 1920 | #1,004 | 47 |
| 1919 | #959 | 49 |
| 1918 | #1,079 | 40 |
| 1917 | #1,264 | 29 |
| 1916 | #1,072 | 36 |
| 1915 | #980 | 41 |
| 1914 | #1,300 | 21 |
| 1913 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1912 | #1,223 | 15 |
| 1911 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1910 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1907 | #1,200 | 6 |
| 1906 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,009 | 6 |
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| 1880 | — | |
The first year at least five boys were named Deward! It came in at #1,009, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1904–1905, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Deward is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#710 · 1 in 8,290
Best ever in a state: #269 in West Virginia, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Texas | #710 | 7 | 1 in 8,290 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
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| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Deward
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1981
- Biggest jump: 320 spots in 1915 (#1,300 → #980)
- Biggest drop: 387 spots in 1925 (#859 → #1,246)
- Debuted 1903
- Peaked 1924 at #859 (64 births)
- Births halved by 1927, 3 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · run 1923–1924
- Highest: 1 in 17,699 boys born in 1924 were named Deward (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 358,235 boys born in 1981 (0.00%)
- 29.8% of all boys named Deward (415) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 29 | #1,009 (1903) | #1,154 |
| 1910s | 265 | #959 (1919) | #1,148 |
| 1920s | 415 | #859 (1924) | #1,131 |
| 1930s | 264 | #1,148 (1935) | #1,345 |
| 1940s | 213 | #1,300 (1941) | #1,532 |
| 1950s | 110 | #2,055 (1951) | #2,549 |
| 1960s | 57 | #2,539 (1963) | #3,100 |
| 1970s | 35 | #3,370 (1971) | #4,461 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,262 (1981) | #6,262 |
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.
Deward in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 34,613 of them was named Deward, which outranked 73.1% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,254Terrance33
- #1,254Thelma33
- #1,254Wellington33
- #1,272Deward32
- #1,272Ballard32
- #1,272Chuck32
- #1,272Dino32
- #1,293Adron31
- #1,293Allyn31
- #1,293Bartholomew31
Tied with 20 names at #1,272; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.