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Dewey

Dewey: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“beloved”
Origin
Welsh
Say it
DOO-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

Anglicized form of the Welsh name Dewi, the traditional Welsh form of David. David ultimately comes from Hebrew and means 'beloved'.

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How popular is Dewey?

20249.3 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dewey in 202431

2024 rank#3,594 boys

Peak year1898

Total US babies since 188034,892

Dewey is steady now but far below its 1898 peak.

Names like Dewey

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Davidbeloved · Hebrew
  • Dawsonson of Daw · English
  • Davinabeloved · Hebrew
  • Davibeloved · Hebrew
  • Dovidbeloved · Hebrew
  • Davebeloved · Hebrew
  • Dylanson of the sea · Welsh
  • Owenwell-born; young warrior · Welsh

Dewey questions

What does the name Dewey mean?

Dewey means "beloved". It comes from Welsh. Anglicized form of the Welsh name Dewi, the traditional Welsh form of David. David ultimately comes from Hebrew and means 'beloved'.

Is Dewey a boy or girl name?

Dewey is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dewey?

31 US babies were named Dewey in 2024. Its peak year was 1898.

How do you pronounce Dewey?

Dewey is usually pronounced DOO-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.