Dewitt
Dewitt was the 12510th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 259th; the most babies were born in 1921 (161). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,877 places. More babies were named Dewitt in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,510 boys, up 6 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921161 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,216babies recorded
Dewitt popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,510 | 5 |
| 2020 | #12,516 | 5 |
| 2010 | #6,782 | 12 |
| 2000 | #8,439 | 7 |
| 1990 | #3,202 | 19 |
| 1980 | #1,822 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,529 | 31 |
| 1960 | #1,013 | 58 |
| 1950 | #773 | 78 |
| 1940 | #686 | 78 |
| 1930 | #529 | 127 |
| 1920 | #489 | 152 |
| 1910 | #396 | 44 |
| 1900 | #361 | 37 |
| 1890 | #317 | 30 |
| 1880 | #306 | 30 |
How popular is Dewitt, counting every spelling?
Dewitt has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dewitt?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dewitt (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dewitt born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dewitt.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dewitt?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Dewitt are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 45 and 75. That makes Dewitt a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
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Questions about the name Dewitt
How popular is the name Dewitt?
Dewitt was the 12510th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 259th; the most babies were born in 1921 (161). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,877 places. More babies were named Dewitt in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Dewitt a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dewitt in the US.