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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Deward

Deward was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 860th with 64 babies. More babies were named Deward in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192464 babies
Total since 1880
1,393babies recorded

Deward popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
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1960——
1950#2,6229
1940#1,44222
1930#1,34329
1920#1,00447
1910#1,06210
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Deward, counting every spelling?

Deward has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Deward?

About 300 people born in the US named Deward are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 63 and 82. That makes Deward a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Deward by state

How common Deward was among boys born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (4.1×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesKY0.18West Virginia: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesWV0.21Virginia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesVA0.04Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesGA0.05Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTX0.04Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Deward, boys, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Deward: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Deward, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Deward

How popular is the name Deward?

Deward was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 860th with 64 babies. More babies were named Deward in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Deward a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,393 boys.

Where was Deward most popular?

In 1922–1926, Deward was most common in West Virginia (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Arkansas.