Dewan
Boy · deh-WAHN · Persian
Dewan is a boys' name of Persian origin, meaning “royal court, chief minister”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Dewan mean?
Persian: from Persian divan 'council', used as a title in South Asia
“royal court, chief minister”
Dewan was the title of a chief minister in Mughal and princely India, and survives as a family name in Bangladesh.
- Say it
- deh-WAHN
Is Dewan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dewan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dewan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Dewan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2016, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dewan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Dewan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Dewan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Dewan in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dewan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,492 |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,219 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,943 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,287 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,035 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,685 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
Names like Dewan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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