Names / Boy names
Dewey
Current rank
#3,870
holding steady
All-time peak
#19
in 1898
First recorded
1887
in U.S. data
Children named
34,900
since 1887
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #19 in 1898 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Dewey is a boys' name that enters U.S. records in 1887. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 1898, at #19 nationally. Over 34,900 have carried it since records began.