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 #5530

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Name B

Dawson

Boy name · Rank #139

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Metric Dawit Dawson
Current Rank #5530 #139
Total Births (all years) 571 52,802
Peak Year 2013 1999
Peak Year Births 26 2,802
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1984 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Dawit Dawson
1880s - 26
1890s - 19
1900s - 38
1910s - 220
1920s - 304
1930s - 231
1940s - 264
1950s - 233
1960s - 159
1970s - 211
1980s 24 354
1990s 118 5,750
2000s 144 16,868
2010s 181 14,803
2020s 104 13,322

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dawit Dawson
2014 16 1,083
2015 17 1,594
2016 20 1,795
2017 22 2,018
2018 17 2,101
2019 23 1,960
2020 21 1,918
2021 15 1,832
2022 12 2,047
2023 21 2,451
2024 17 2,587
2025 18 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, 1984–2025.

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