How Many People Are Named Dewanda?
An estimated 582 people in the United States have the first name Dewanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Dewanda peaked in popularity in 1965 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dewanda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dewanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
582
About 1 in 588,925 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1965
32 births
Total Registered
694
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dewanda
Dewanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 694 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dewanda as a female name
Ranked #12,201 in 1994
6 female births in 1994
Peak: 1965 (32 births)
Dewanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dewanda span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 229 babies were registered. Dewanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dewanda by Decade
How has Dewanda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dewanda by State
Birth registrations for Dewanda span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. The lowest are in Tennessee, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 8 Dewandas were registered per state.
Dewanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dewanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dewanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dewanda?
We estimate approximately 582 people named Dewanda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 588,925 Americans share this first name.
Is Dewanda a common name?
Dewanda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 694 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dewanda most popular?
Dewanda reached peak popularity in 1965, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dewanda is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dewanda a female name?
Dewanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dewanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dewanda Smith, Dewanda Johnson, Dewanda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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