Dewey Popularity by Year
Follow Dewey across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Dewey birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 28 | #3,848 | Down 243 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 31 | #3,605 | Up 851 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 23 | #4,456 | Up 563 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 19 | #5,019 | Down 1,722 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 35 | #3,297 | Up 273 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 30 | #3,570 | Up 224 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 28 | #3,794 | Up 199 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 26 | #3,993 | Down 212 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 28 | #3,781 | Up 1,774 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 16 | #5,555 | Down 266 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 17 | #5,289 | Down 37 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 17 | #5,252 | Down 1,591 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 28 | #3,661 | Down 364 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 33 | #3,297 | Up 1,212 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 21 | #4,509 | Up 169 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 20 | #4,678 | Down 643 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 25 | #4,035 | Down 870 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 36 | #3,165 | Down 354 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 42 | #2,811 | Up 875 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 27 | #3,686 | Down 367 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 30 | #3,319 | Down 578 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 38 | #2,741 | Up 378 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 30 | #3,119 | Down 302 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 33 | #2,817 | Up 695 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 24 | #3,512 | Down 707 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 32 | #2,805 | Up 60 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 29 | #2,865 | Down 934 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 50 | #1,931 | Up 329 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 37 | #2,260 | Down 443 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 50 | #1,817 | Up 393 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 36 | #2,210 | Down 316 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 44 | #1,894 | Down 195 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 51 | #1,699 | Down 328 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 68 | #1,371 | Up 72 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 62 | #1,443 | Down 60 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 65 | #1,383 | Down 164 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 77 | #1,219 | Down 65 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 76 | #1,154 | Down 40 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 74 | #1,114 | Down 131 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 88 | #983 | Up 150 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 67 | #1,133 | Down 220 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 93 | #913 | Down 29 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 99 | #884 | Down 31 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 108 | #853 | Up 12 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 105 | #865 | Down 107 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 134 | #758 | Down 31 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 142 | #727 | Up 47 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 118 | #774 | Down 51 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 139 | #723 | Down 1 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 134 | #722 | Down 92 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 164 | #630 | Up 9 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 159 | #639 | Up 14 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 149 | #653 | Down 62 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 182 | #591 | Down 50 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 220 | #541 | Down 6 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 228 | #535 | Down 1 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 216 | #534 | Down 31 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 225 | #503 | Up 15 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 208 | #518 | Down 24 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 235 | #494 | Down 21 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 271 | #473 | Down 1 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 281 | #472 | Down 12 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 291 | #460 | Up 16 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 279 | #476 | Down 11 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 303 | #465 | Down 13 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 318 | #452 | Down 12 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 328 | #440 | Down 8 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 331 | #432 | Down 24 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 367 | #408 | Down 26 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 389 | #382 | Down 21 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 5 | #5,952 | Down 1,214 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 403 | #361 | Up 3 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 392 | #364 | Down 14 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 390 | #350 | Down 11 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 420 | #339 | Down 6 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 418 | #333 | Up 7 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 393 | #340 | Down 24 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 6 | #4,738 | Down 503 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 461 | #316 | Down 50 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 7 | #4,235 | Up 725 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 615 | #266 | Up 27 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 553 | #293 | Down 11 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 522 | #282 | Down 9 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 5 | #4,960 | Down 386 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 478 | #273 | Down 60 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 653 | #213 | Up 35 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 5 | #4,574 | Down 836 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 566 | #248 | Up 17 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 506 | #265 | Down 9 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 7 | #3,738 | Up 682 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 476 | #256 | Down 27 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 5 | #4,420 | Down 1,457 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 542 | #229 | Up 12 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 9 | #2,963 | Up 1,287 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 478 | #241 | Down 3 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 5 | #4,250 | Down 800 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 501 | #238 | Up 3 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 7 | #3,450 | Down 510 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 479 | #241 | Down 12 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 9 | #2,940 | Up 761 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 500 | #229 | Up 1 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 6 | #3,701 | Down 1,262 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 503 | #230 | Down 2 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 12 | #2,439 | Up 128 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 514 | #228 | Down 7 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 11 | #2,567 | Down 163 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 520 | #221 | Down 9 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 12 | #2,404 | Down 39 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 583 | #212 | Down 1 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 13 | #2,365 | Up 216 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 597 | #211 | Down 6 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 11 | #2,581 | Down 647 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 653 | #205 | Up 3 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 18 | #1,934 | Up 77 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 634 | #208 | Down 6 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 17 | #2,011 | Up 486 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 675 | #202 | Down 5 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 13 | #2,497 | Down 64 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 720 | #197 | Down 9 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 14 | #2,433 | Down 82 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 767 | #188 | Down 7 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 15 | #2,351 | Down 232 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 798 | #181 | Up 5 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 18 | #2,119 | Up 854 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 773 | #186 | Down 1 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 11 | #2,973 | Down 882 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 762 | #185 | Up 8 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 18 | #2,091 | Up 521 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 714 | #193 | Down 9 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 13 | #2,612 | Down 330 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 762 | #184 | Up 24 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 16 | #2,282 | Up 617 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 619 | #208 | Down 3 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 11 | #2,899 | Down 515 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 607 | #205 | Up 18 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 14 | #2,384 | Down 497 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 556 | #223 | Up 24 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 20 | #1,887 | Up 1,457 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 417 | #247 | Up 21 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 8 | #3,344 | Up 575 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 357 | #268 | Up 33 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 6 | #3,919 | Down 1,043 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 286 | #301 | Up 15 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 205 | #316 | Down 14 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 7 | #2,876 | Down 336 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 172 | #302 | Down 26 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 7 | #2,540 | Up 94 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 166 | #276 | Down 28 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 6 | #2,634 | Down 573 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 107 | #248 | Up 13 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 87 | #261 | Down 35 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 91 | #226 | Down 22 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 99 | #204 | Up 3 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 93 | #207 | Up 6 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 5 | #2,061 | Down 334 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 83 | #213 | Down 29 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 6 | #1,727 | Down 287 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 99 | #184 | Up 1 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 97 | #185 | Down 52 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 140 | #133 | Up 6 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 7 | #1,440 | Up 353 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 136 | #139 | Down 18 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 5 | #1,793 | Down 454 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 137 | #121 | Down 46 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 7 | #1,339 | Down 20 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 345 | #75 | Down 36 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 9 | #1,319 | Down 690 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 499 | #39 | Down 20 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 24 | #629 | Down 324 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 1,115 | #19 | Up 92 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 104 | #305 | Up 590 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 158 | #111 | Up 113 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 13 | #895 | — |
| 1896 | Boys | 63 | #224 | Up 123 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 28 | #347 | Up 133 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 17 | #480 | Up 288 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 8 | #768 | Up 24 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 8 | #792 | Down 157 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 9 | #635 | Down 177 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 16 | #458 | Up 67 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 13 | #525 | Up 290 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 7 | #815 | Up 106 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 5 | #921 | — |