Dewight

DOO-eyet /ˈduːaɪt/
boy 2 syllables fading

Dewight is a rare variant of Dewitt that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Dewight is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Dewight was first reported in SSA data in 1930 and peaked in 1976 (19 births).

About the name Dewight

PronunciationDOO-eyet /ˈduːaɪt/
19peak births 1976
1930first in SSA data

Names similar to Dewight

How popular is Dewight?

Boys named Dewight
193019401960198020002016
Boys named Dewight per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1930–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dewight total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201655#12,687
200966#11,356
200855#13,020
200455#11,816
200355#11,331
200155#11,016
199955#10,324
19958—#6,547
19945—#9,185
199310—#5,452
19925—#8,764
199112—#4,560
19908—#5,985
198911—#4,593
19889—#4,893
198713—#3,585
19868—#4,981
19859—#4,418
19848—#4,659
19828—#4,705
198110—#3,920
19808—#4,609
19798—#4,518
197811—#3,456
197712—#3,250
197619—#2,356
197514—#2,789
197413—#2,842
19737—#4,184
197218—#2,182
19717—#4,080
197011—#2,939
196916—#2,159
196810—#2,785
19679—#2,827
19667—#3,311
196515—#2,110
196412—#2,448
196313—#2,338
19627—#3,388
196010—#2,732
195911—#2,567
195818—#1,911
19579—#2,877
195610—#2,673
19556—#3,593
195410—#2,630
19538—#2,971
19526—#3,458
19507—#3,102
19495—#3,819
19487—#3,071
194712—#2,273
194611—#2,311
19456—#3,083
19365—#3,675
19325—#3,905
19305—#4,135