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Dewitt

Dewitt: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“the white one”
Origin
Dutch
Say it
duh-WIT · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From the Dutch surname De Witt, literally 'the white'. As a given name it usually reflects surname use, especially via the American statesman DeWitt Clinton.

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How popular is Dewitt?

20240 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 Dewitt in 20240

Peak year1880

Total US babies since 18807,210

Dewitt was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Dewitt

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Dewitt questions

What does the name Dewitt mean?

Dewitt means "the white one". It comes from Dutch. From the Dutch surname De Witt, literally 'the white'. As a given name it usually reflects surname use, especially via the American statesman DeWitt Clinton.

Is Dewitt a boy or girl name?

Dewitt is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dewitt?

Dewitt was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1880.

How do you pronounce Dewitt?

Dewitt is usually pronounced duh-WIT.

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.