Is Deward a boy or girl name?

Deward is a boy’s name. Of the 1,393 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Deward

Recorded 1903–1981 · United States

Deward was most popular in 1924, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,748 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,393 people named Deward.

Deward over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deward’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deward a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deward is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,393 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Deward

Where Deward is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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