Is Dewan a boy or girl name?

Dewan is a boy’s name. Of the 669 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.4% were girls and 97.6% were boys.

Dewan

Recorded 1962–2024 · United States

Dewan was most popular in 1979, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,800 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 669 people named Dewan.

Dewan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dewan’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dewan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dewan is a boy’s name — 2.4% of the 669 Americans given it were girls and 97.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org