How Many People Are Named Dewight?
An estimated 450 people in the United States have the first name Dewight. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Dewight peaked in popularity in 1976 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dewight 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 Dewight paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
450
About 1 in 761,676 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1976
19 births
Total Registered
528
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dewight
Dewight is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 528 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dewight as a male name
Ranked #12,683 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 1976 (19 births)
Dewight: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dewight span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 120 babies were registered. Dewight has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dewight by Decade
How has Dewight 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.
Dewight + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dewight as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dewight
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Dewight: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dewight?
We estimate approximately 450 people named Dewight 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 761,676 Americans share this first name.
Is Dewight a common name?
Dewight is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 528 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dewight most popular?
Dewight reached peak popularity in 1976, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dewight is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dewight a male name?
Dewight is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dewight Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dewight Smith, Dewight Johnson, Dewight 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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