Dewi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEH-wee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,080 for boys
Dewi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 1,080th for boys in the UK (30 babies).
What does Dewi mean?
Hebrew: Welsh form of David
“beloved”
The Welsh name of St David, Dewi Sant, patron saint of Wales.
Is Dewi a girl's or a boy's name?
Dewi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dewi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,080th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were named Dewi, making it the 1,080th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 55 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Dewi than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Dewi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 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 1,007th in England and Wales.
Dewi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,080 |
| 2024 | 28 | #1,111 |
| 2023 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,298 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 27 | #1,141 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,025 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,031 |
| 2013 | 37 | #888 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 32 | #971 |
| 2010 | 35 | #911 |
| 2009 | 33 | #919 |
| 2008 | 30 | #972 |
| 2007 | 39 | #779 |
| 2006 | 36 | #784 |
| 2005 | 39 | #730 |
| 2004 | 41 | #649 |
| 2003 | 40 | #623 |
| 2002 | 32 | #667 |
| 2001 | 29 | #691 |
| 2000 | 30 | #665 |
| 1999 | 38 | #562 |
| 1998 | 37 | #557 |
| 1997 | 35 | #566 |
| 1996 | 55 | #413 |
Names like Dewi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daniel, Oluwatobi, Obi, David, Adam, Nathan, Achim, Declan, Michael, Kwame, Oluwafikayomi, Ryan
Names related to Dewi
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dewi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dewi, updated 20 October 2026.