Dawaun vs Dawson

Side-by-side comparison of Dawaun and Dawson - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Dawaun

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Name B

Dawson

Boy name · Rank #139

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Metric Dawaun Dawson
Current Rank Unranked #139
Total Births (all years) 224 52,802
Peak Year 1992 1999
Peak Year Births 12 2,802
Peak Decade 1990s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Dawaun Dawson
1880s - 26
1890s - 19
1900s - 38
1910s - 220
1920s - 304
1930s - 231
1940s - 264
1950s - 233
1960s - 159
1970s 22 211
1980s 50 354
1990s 78 5,750
2000s 51 16,868
2010s 18 14,803
2020s 5 13,322

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dawaun Dawson
2014 6 1,083
2015 - 1,594
2016 - 1,795
2017 - 2,018
2018 - 2,101
2019 - 1,960
2020 - 1,918
2021 5 1,832
2022 - 2,047
2023 - 2,451
2024 - 2,587
2025 - 2,487

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1974–2021.

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