Dewey was a very popular boys' name that peaked at #19 in 1898 but is far less common today.
Dewey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,870 for boy births in the United States (and #8,314 across all names), given to 28 babies. Dewey first appears in 1887 and peaked in 1898 (1,115 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,870 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,628 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,492 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,073 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,315 |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,594 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,824 |
| 2018 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,020 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,800 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,614 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,352 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,305 |
| 2013 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,684 |
| 2012 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,318 |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,540 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,719 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,065 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,176 |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,830 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,706 |
| 2005 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,336 |
| 2004 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,755 |
| 2003 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,137 |
| 2002 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,834 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,533 |
| 2000 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,820 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,886 |
| 1998 | 50 | 50 | — | #1,939 |
| 1997 | 37 | — | — | #2,272 |
| 1996 | 50 | — | — | #1,825 |
| 1995 | 36 | — | — | #2,221 |
| 1994 | 44 | — | — | #1,900 |
| 1993 | 51 | — | — | #1,704 |
| 1992 | 68 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1991 | 62 | — | — | #1,447 |
| 1990 | 65 | — | — | #1,386 |
| 1989 | 77 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1988 | 76 | — | — | #1,157 |
| 1987 | 74 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1986 | 88 | — | — | #983 |
| 1985 | 67 | — | — | #1,138 |
| 1984 | 93 | — | — | #914 |
| 1983 | 99 | — | — | #886 |
| 1982 | 108 | — | — | #856 |
| 1981 | 105 | — | — | #866 |
| 1980 | 134 | — | — | #758 |
| 1979 | 142 | — | — | #727 |
| 1978 | 118 | — | — | #774 |
| 1977 | 139 | — | — | #723 |
| 1976 | 134 | — | — | #724 |
| 1975 | 164 | — | — | #630 |
| 1974 | 159 | — | — | #639 |
| 1973 | 149 | — | — | #653 |
| 1972 | 182 | — | — | #591 |
| 1971 | 220 | — | — | #541 |
| 1970 | 228 | — | — | #535 |
| 1969 | 216 | — | — | #534 |
| 1968 | 225 | — | — | #503 |
| 1967 | 208 | — | — | #518 |
| 1966 | 235 | — | — | #495 |
| 1965 | 271 | — | — | #473 |
| 1964 | 281 | — | — | #472 |
| 1963 | 291 | — | — | #460 |
| 1962 | 279 | — | — | #476 |
| 1961 | 303 | — | — | #465 |
| 1960 | 318 | — | — | #452 |
| 1959 | 328 | — | — | #440 |
| 1958 | 331 | — | — | #432 |
| 1957 | 367 | — | — | #408 |
| 1956 | 394 | — | #6,188 | #383 |
| 1955 | 403 | — | — | #362 |
| 1954 | 392 | — | — | #364 |
| 1953 | 390 | — | — | #351 |
| 1952 | 420 | — | — | #339 |
| 1951 | 418 | — | — | #333 |
| 1950 | 399 | — | #4,872 | #340 |
| 1949 | 468 | — | #4,335 | #316 |
| 1948 | 615 | — | — | #266 |
| 1947 | 553 | — | — | #293 |
| 1946 | 527 | — | #5,125 | #282 |
| 1945 | 478 | — | — | #273 |
| 1944 | 658 | — | #4,729 | #213 |
| 1943 | 566 | — | — | #248 |
| 1942 | 513 | — | #3,830 | #265 |
| 1941 | 481 | — | #4,565 | #256 |
| 1940 | 551 | — | #3,017 | #229 |
| 1939 | 483 | — | #4,401 | #241 |
| 1938 | 508 | — | #3,548 | #238 |
| 1937 | 488 | — | #2,993 | #241 |
| 1936 | 506 | — | #3,804 | #229 |
| 1935 | 515 | — | #2,464 | #231 |
| 1934 | 525 | — | #2,605 | #228 |
| 1933 | 532 | — | #2,435 | #221 |
| 1932 | 596 | — | #2,397 | #212 |
| 1931 | 608 | — | #2,616 | #211 |
| 1930 | 671 | — | #1,958 | #205 |
| 1929 | 651 | — | #2,029 | #208 |
| 1928 | 688 | — | #2,527 | #202 |
| 1927 | 734 | — | #2,458 | #197 |
| 1926 | 782 | — | #2,375 | #188 |
| 1925 | 816 | — | #2,132 | #181 |
| 1924 | 784 | — | #3,015 | #186 |
| 1923 | 780 | — | #2,106 | #185 |
| 1922 | 727 | — | #2,650 | #193 |
| 1921 | 778 | — | #2,311 | #184 |
| 1920 | 630 | — | #2,956 | #208 |
| 1919 | 621 | — | #2,412 | #205 |
| 1918 | 576 | — | #1,899 | #223 |
| 1917 | 425 | — | #3,424 | #247 |
| 1916 | 363 | — | #4,039 | #268 |
| 1915 | 286 | — | — | #301 |
| 1914 | 212 | — | #2,962 | #317 |
| 1913 | 179 | — | #2,609 | #303 |
| 1912 | 172 | — | #2,713 | #276 |
| 1911 | 107 | — | — | #249 |
| 1910 | 87 | — | — | #261 |
| 1909 | 91 | — | — | #227 |
| 1908 | 99 | — | — | #206 |
| 1907 | 98 | — | #2,144 | #207 |
| 1906 | 89 | — | #1,790 | #214 |
| 1905 | 99 | — | — | #184 |
| 1904 | 97 | — | — | #185 |
| 1903 | 147 | — | #1,478 | #133 |
| 1902 | 141 | — | #1,856 | #139 |
| 1901 | 144 | — | #1,374 | #121 |
| 1900 | 354 | — | #1,346 | #75 |
| 1899 | 523 | — | #632 | #39 |
| 1898 | 1,219 | — | #305 | #19 |
| 1897 | 171 | — | #904 | #111 |
| 1896 | 63 | — | — | #224 |
| 1895 | 28 | — | — | #349 |
| 1894 | 17 | — | — | #486 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | — | #786 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | — | #814 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #656 |
| 1890 | 16 | — | — | #464 |
| 1889 | 13 | — | — | #532 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #838 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #964 |