Dewi is a distinctive choice, ranked #1007 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Dewi in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1007
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About the Name Dewi
Dewi is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 34 places over five years. Its high point was #390 in 1996, and it now sits at #1053. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Dewi is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Dewi in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Dewi
Dewi Morris โ Colin Dewi Morris 9 February 1964) is a former rugby union footballer, who played scrum half for England.
Dewi Driegen โ Dewi Driegen is a Dutch model, and her mother is a quarter Indonesian.
Dewi Cross โ Dewi Cross is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff RFC as a winger.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dewi
Unlikely. With around 30 UK babies named Dewi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Dewi in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Dewi has been fairly steady, ranked #1,007 in 2025 against #1,019 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #390 in 1996.
Dewi is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Dewi include: Dewi Morris, Dewi Driegen and Dewi Cross. Short summaries for each appear below.
Dewi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Dewis in the wild.
30
UK babies named Dewi (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 12 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dewi
Almost certainly the only Dewi in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Dewi
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Dewi Muria Agung, better known by her stage name Dewi Perssik (also spelled Dewi Persik) and nicknamed Depe after her monogram, is an Indonesian dangdut singer.
Thiri Pawara Atula Tilawka Maha Yazeinda Adhipati Yadana Dewi (Pali: Sฤซripavara Atulatiloka Mahฤrฤjindฤdhipati Ratanฤdevฤซ; Burmese: แแฎแแญแแแ แกแแฏแแแญแแฑแฌแ แแแฌแแฌแแญแแนแแฌแแญแแแญ แแแแฌแแฑแแฎ; born Supaya; 23 December 1813 โ 12 November 1876), commonly known as Setkya Dewi (Burmese: แ แแผแฌแแฑแแฎ; Pali: Cakrฤdevฤซ), was the chief queen of Mindon Min of the Konbaung Kingdom from 1853 until her death in 1876.