How Many People Are Named Dewaun?
An estimated 140 people in the United States have the first name Dewaun. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Dewaun peaked in popularity in 1982 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dewaun 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 Dewaun paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
140
About 1 in 2,448,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1982
10 births
Total Registered
145
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dewaun
Dewaun is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 145 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dewaun as a male name
Ranked #12,630 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1982 (10 births)
Dewaun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dewaun span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 60 babies were registered. Dewaun has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dewaun by Decade
How has Dewaun 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.
Dewaun + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dewaun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dewaun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dewaun?
We estimate approximately 140 people named Dewaun 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 2,448,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Dewaun a common name?
Dewaun is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 145 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dewaun most popular?
Dewaun reached peak popularity in 1982, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dewaun is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dewaun a male name?
Dewaun is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dewaun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dewaun Smith, Dewaun Johnson, Dewaun 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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