Is Dewight a boy or girl name?

Dewight is a boy’s name. Of the 528 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Dewight

Recorded 1930–2016 · United States

Dewight was most popular in 1976, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,569 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 528 people named Dewight.

Dewight over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dewight’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dewight a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dewight is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 528 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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