Baby names

How popular is the name Dawn?

In 2025, 85 baby girls in the U.S. were named Dawn, the 2173rd most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1970, when 15,681 girls got the name. 289,641 girls have been named Dawn since 1880. 1,039 boys have had the name too.

Rank in 2025

#2,173

among girls' names

Babies in 2025

girls named Dawn

Peak year

1970

15,681 girls

Girls named Dawn each year since 1880

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The numbers for Dawn (girls)

Year	Babies
2025	85
2024	108
2023	78
2022	100
2021	96
2020	83
2019	86
2018	100
2017	105
2016	85
2015	99
2014	94
2013	78
2012	90
2011	94
2010	92
2009	113
2008	114
2007	122
2006	130
2005	125
2004	157
2003	200
2002	197
2001	179
2000	240
1999	231
1998	264
1997	318
1996	260
1995	319
1994	391
1993	497
1992	613
1991	669
1990	740
1989	857
1988	1,061
1987	1,154
1986	1,452
1985	1,730
1984	2,105
1983	2,641
1982	3,088
1981	3,839
1980	4,479
1979	4,725
1978	5,217
1977	6,096
1976	7,048
1975	8,744
1974	9,417
1973	9,890
1972	11,340
1971	14,288
1970	15,681
1969	13,768
1968	13,441
1967	13,167
1966	13,603
1965	13,344
1964	12,613
1963	8,412
1962	8,984
1961	9,148
1960	7,813
1959	7,898
1958	5,674
1957	5,159
1956	5,128
1955	4,216
1954	3,356
1953	2,640
1952	1,884
1951	1,533
1950	1,411
1949	1,285
1948	1,241
1947	1,269
1946	1,040
1945	745
1944	654
1943	765
1942	675
1941	530
1940	427
1939	468
1938	471
1937	457
1936	512
1935	398
1934	288
1933	307
1932	319
1931	291
1930	221
1929	223
1928	188
1927	194
1926	175
1925	130
1924	141
1923	131
1922	104
1921	94
1920	84
1919	63
1918	49
1917	54
1916	57
1915	58
1914	30
1913	13
1912	17
1911	8
1910	8
1909	Fewer than 5
1908	8
1907	6
1906	6
1905	5
1904	5
1903	Fewer than 5
1902	Fewer than 5
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	Fewer than 5
1897	Fewer than 5
1896	7
1895	Fewer than 5
1894	5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	7
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	7
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

Boys named Dawn each year since 1880

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The numbers for Dawn (boys)

Year	Babies
2025	Fewer than 5
2024	6
2023	Fewer than 5
2022	Fewer than 5
2021	Fewer than 5
2020	Fewer than 5
2019	Fewer than 5
2018	Fewer than 5
2017	Fewer than 5
2016	Fewer than 5
2015	Fewer than 5
2014	Fewer than 5
2013	Fewer than 5
2012	Fewer than 5
2011	Fewer than 5
2010	Fewer than 5
2009	Fewer than 5
2008	Fewer than 5
2007	Fewer than 5
2006	Fewer than 5
2005	Fewer than 5
2004	Fewer than 5
2003	Fewer than 5
2002	Fewer than 5
2001	Fewer than 5
2000	Fewer than 5
1999	Fewer than 5
1998	Fewer than 5
1997	Fewer than 5
1996	Fewer than 5
1995	5
1994	6
1993	Fewer than 5
1992	6
1991	6
1990	9
1989	6
1988	Fewer than 5
1987	8
1986	11
1985	9
1984	11
1983	18
1982	14
1981	20
1980	17
1979	24
1978	31
1977	22
1976	22
1975	54
1974	36
1973	39
1972	42
1971	40
1970	43
1969	51
1968	29
1967	43
1966	31
1965	31
1964	37
1963	25
1962	22
1961	22
1960	23
1959	25
1958	25
1957	11
1956	11
1955	9
1954	10
1953	8
1952	6
1951	6
1950	Fewer than 5
1949	Fewer than 5
1948	Fewer than 5
1947	6
1946	Fewer than 5
1945	5
1944	Fewer than 5
1943	5
1942	6
1941	7
1940	9
1939	Fewer than 5
1938	9
1937	8
1936	Fewer than 5
1935	Fewer than 5
1934	7
1933	6
1932	6
1931	8
1930	Fewer than 5
1929	5
1928	Fewer than 5
1927	5
1926	5
1925	5
1924	Fewer than 5
1923	7
1922	Fewer than 5
1921	Fewer than 5
1920	Fewer than 5
1919	Fewer than 5
1918	Fewer than 5
1917	Fewer than 5
1916	Fewer than 5
1915	Fewer than 5
1914	Fewer than 5
1913	Fewer than 5
1912	Fewer than 5
1911	Fewer than 5
1910	Fewer than 5
1909	Fewer than 5
1908	Fewer than 5
1907	Fewer than 5
1906	Fewer than 5
1905	Fewer than 5
1904	Fewer than 5
1903	Fewer than 5
1902	Fewer than 5
1901	Fewer than 5
1900	Fewer than 5
1899	Fewer than 5
1898	Fewer than 5
1897	Fewer than 5
1896	Fewer than 5
1895	Fewer than 5
1894	Fewer than 5
1893	Fewer than 5
1892	Fewer than 5
1891	Fewer than 5
1890	Fewer than 5
1889	Fewer than 5
1888	Fewer than 5
1887	Fewer than 5
1886	Fewer than 5
1885	Fewer than 5
1884	Fewer than 5
1883	Fewer than 5
1882	Fewer than 5
1881	Fewer than 5
1880	Fewer than 5

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Source and notes

U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.

The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.

Girls named Dawn each year since 1880

Boys named Dawn each year since 1880

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