Dawit vs Dawson

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

Name A

Dawit

Boy name · Rank #5519

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Name B

Dawson

Boy name · Rank #139

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Metric Dawit Dawson
Current Rank #5519 #139
Total Births (all years) 553 50,294
Peak Year 2013 1999
Peak Year Births 26 2,802
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Dawit Dawson
1880ss — 26
1890ss — 19
1900ss — 38
1910ss — 220
1920ss — 304
1930ss — 231
1940ss — 264
1950ss — 233
1960ss — 159
1970ss — 211
1980ss 24 355
1990ss 118 5,750
2000ss 144 16,868
2010ss 181 14,799
2020ss 86 10,817

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dawit Dawson
2014 16 1,083
2015 17 1,594
2016 20 1,794
2017 22 2,017
2018 17 2,099
2019 23 1,960
2020 21 1,918
2021 15 1,829
2022 12 2,045
2023 21 2,449
2024 17 2,576

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, 1984–2024.

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