Dewon
An uncommon masculine given name possibly of Aboriginal Australian origin.
Name Census estimates that about 396 living Americans carry the first name Dewon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dewon today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dewon births was 1986 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dewon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
396
~ 1 in 865,541 Americans
Peak year
1986
19 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2022 SSA rank
#12,811
Tracked since 1970
Census
Dewon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 339 people with the first name Dewon, which placed it at #27,134 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,134
National first-name rank
People counted
339
339 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
85.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dewon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dewon is Black at 85.8%. The next largest groups are White (7.1%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dewon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dewon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American85.8% · 291
- White7.1% · 24
- Two or more races3.8% · 13
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 4
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 3
Popularity
Dewon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dewon from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 121 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dewon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dewon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dewon
The given name Dewon is believed to have its origins in the Celtic languages, with roots tracing back to ancient Brittonic and Gaulish tribes that inhabited parts of modern-day Britain and France. The name is thought to be derived from the Proto-Celtic word "dunom," which meant "hill" or "fortified place."
In the early medieval period, the name Dewon appeared in various spellings, such as Dewnon, Dewnnon, and Dewynon, in ancient Welsh and Cornish texts. These variations suggest that the name was in use among the Britons who lived in the regions now known as Wales and Cornwall.
One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the name Dewon was a 6th-century Welsh prince named Dewon ap Cadell, who ruled over the Kingdom of Dyfed in southwestern Wales. He is mentioned in several Welsh genealogies and historical chronicles from that era.
Another notable figure with the name Dewon was a 9th-century Cornish saint, Dewon of Lesneywith, who established a hermitage and religious community in the region now known as Lesneywith, near Penzance in Cornwall. His life and deeds are documented in various Cornish hagiographies from the Middle Ages.
In the 11th century, a Breton nobleman named Dewon de Léon was a prominent figure in the court of William the Conqueror, the Norman king of England. He accompanied William on his conquest of England in 1066 and was later granted lands in Somerset.
During the 13th century, a Welsh poet and bard named Dewon ap Gwilym gained recognition for his lyrical works, which celebrated nature and love. His poems were widely circulated and influenced subsequent generations of Welsh poets.
In the 15th century, a Scottish nobleman named Dewon Sinclair was a prominent member of the Sinclair family, who held significant power and influence in the Orkney Islands and northern Scotland. He was involved in various political intrigues and power struggles during that turbulent period.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who bore the name Dewon, illustrating its long-standing presence and significance within Celtic cultures, particularly in Britain and parts of northwestern Europe.
People
Dewon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dewon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dewon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dewon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 396 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dewon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 865,541 US residents.
Is Dewon a common name?
We classify Dewon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 411 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dewon most popular?
The single biggest year for Dewon was 1986, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dewon is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dewon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 339 people with the name Dewon, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,134 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dewon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dewon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dewon leans strongly male. 325 people counted with this name were male (97.6%), compared with 8 female bearers (2.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dewon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dewon is Black at 85.8%. The next largest groups are White (7.1%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dewon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Dewon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.8% (291 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dewon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dewon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dewon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dewon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dewon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dewon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Dewon?
See how many people share the name Dewon on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.