Dewi is a distinctive choice, ranked #1053 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Dewi in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1053
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dewi
Unlikely. With around 28 UK babies named Dewi per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Dewi in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Dewi has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 34 places in the last five years. Its peak was #390 in 1996. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
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 — Colin Dewi Morris 9 February 1964) is a former rugby union footballer, who played scrum half for England.; Dewi Driegen — Dewi Driegen is a Dutch model, and her mother is a quarter Indonesian.; Dewi Cross — Dewi Cross is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff RFC as a winger..
Dewi does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Dewis in the wild.
28
UK babies named Dewi (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 34 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
Likely around 1 other Dewi in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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
Colin Dewi Morris 9 February 1964) is a former rugby union footballer, who played scrum half for England. Morris was born in Crickhowell, Breconshire, Wales, and graduated from Crewe & Alsager College.
Dewi Driegen is a Dutch model, and her mother is a quarter Indonesian. Driegen was discovered at the age of thirteen by an Elite Model Management Amsterdam modeling scout but decided to stay in school.
Dewi Cross is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff RFC as a winger. Cross made his debut for the Ospreys in 2018 against Gloucester having previously played for the Ospreys academy.
Dewi Irawati is an Indonesian nurse who was the chairwoman of the Indonesian National Nurses Association from 2010 to 2015. She was also a lecturer at the University of Indonesia Faculty of Nursing and served as the faculty's dean from 2008 to 2014.
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: Sīripavara Atulatiloka Mahārājindādhipati Ratanādevī; Burmese: သီရိပဝရ အတုလတိလောက မဟာရာဇိန္ဒာဓိပတိ ရတနာဒေဝီ; born Supaya; 23 December 1813 – 12 November 1876), commonly known as Setkya Dewi (Burmese: စကြာဒေဝီ; Pali: Cakrādevī), was the chief queen of Mindon Min of the Konbaung Kingdom from 1853 until her death in 1876. A daughter of Tharrawaddy Min, she was designated Princess Tabindaing (chief queen designate) during her father's reign and held the senior female position at court under both Tharrawaddy and Mindon.
Citra Putri Sari Dewi is an Indonesian-born Singaporean badminton player. Born in Jakarta, she started playing badminton at age 6, and in 2008, as part of the Riau Islands province she competed at the Indonesia National Games.