Dawn vs Dawson

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

Name A

Dawn

Girl name · Rank #1852

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Name B

Dawson

Boy name · Rank #139

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Metric Dawn Dawson
Current Rank #1852 #139
Total Births (all years) 289,641 52,802
Peak Year 1970 1999
Peak Year Births 15,681 2,802
Peak Decade 1960s 2000s
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1888 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Dawn Dawson
1880s 5 26
1890s 26 19
1900s 30 38
1910s 357 220
1920s 1,464 304
1930s 3,732 231
1940s 8,631 264
1950s 38,899 233
1960s 114,293 159
1970s 92,446 211
1980s 22,406 354
1990s 4,302 5,750
2000s 1,577 16,868
2010s 923 14,803
2020s 550 13,322

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dawn Dawson
2014 94 1,083
2015 99 1,594
2016 85 1,795
2017 105 2,018
2018 100 2,101
2019 86 1,960
2020 83 1,918
2021 96 1,832
2022 100 2,047
2023 78 2,451
2024 108 2,587
2025 85 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, 1888–2025.

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