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Dewey

Dewey means "Welsh form of David" and comes from Welsh, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It has not kept pace since its 1920s peak. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

WelshWelsh form of David
HebrewHebrew – "beloved"
Births by decade
1900s
1,359
1910s
3,028
1920s
7,370
1930s
5,432
1940s
5,410
1950s
3,840
1960s
2,624
1970s
1,635
1980s
922
1990s
492
2000s
317
2010s
178
Peaked in the 1920s · 32,607 total U.S. births since 1900