Dewie
The Story of Dewie
As a girl name
Dewie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1898, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1898, when 11 Dewies were born — ranking #1,047 that year. As of 2026, Dewie ranks #5,099 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Dewies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dewie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 18 Dewies were born — ranking #1,822 that year. As of 2026, Dewie ranks #3,212 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 239 Dewies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dewie
Dewie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 239 births in the dataset. Dewie's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,822. Use the chart and map above to compare Dewie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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