How Many People Are Named Dewy?
An estimated 7 people in the United States have the first name Dewy. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Dewy peaked in popularity in 1898 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dewy 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 Dewy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Dewy is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
- Dewy is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
7
About 1 in 48,964,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1898
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dewy
Dewy is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dewy as a male name
Ranked #4,091 in 1966
5 male births in 1966
Peak: 1898 (6 births)
Dewy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dewy span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 6 babies were registered. Dewy remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Dewy by Decade
How has Dewy 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.
Dewy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dewy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dewy
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dewy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dewy?
We estimate approximately 7 people named Dewy 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 48,964,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Dewy a common name?
Dewy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 23.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dewy most popular?
Dewy reached peak popularity in 1898, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dewy is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dewy a male name?
Dewy is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dewy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dewy Smith, Dewy Johnson, Dewy 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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