Dewey
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning beloved; a form of David.
Dewey by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Dewey. In the US, 28 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,115 babies in 1898, so it is a 1890s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from David
Like Dewey, each of these traces back to David: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Dawsonson of David2,068 in the US (2017)
- Daxtonson of David; a modern patronymic form992 in the US (2017)
- Davinabeloved; feminine form of David313 in the US (2017)
- Davianbeloved; a form of David221 in the US (2017)
- Dawsynson of David; invented respelling of Dawson201 in the US (2017)
- Davonbeloved; a modern form of David164 in the US (2017)
- Davinbeloved; a form of David146 in the US (2017)
- Devontebeloved; a form of David, respelled with -onte suffix135 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dewey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Derekruler of the people1,540 in the US (2017)
- Devendescendant of Damhán; fawn-like; a spelling variant of Devin89 in the US (2017)
- Dennyfollower of dionysus; a form of Denis or Dionysius51 in England and Wales (2025)
- Daveybeloved; a diminutive of David13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Daleyassembly; from the surname Ó Dálaigh11 in the US (2017)
- Dewanroyal council, court official3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Dewey
Names that are said the same way as Dewey, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Dewidavid or beloved30 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean love
Like Dewey, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Dewey
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