Dawson vs Dawn

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

Name A

Dawson

Boy name · Rank #139

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Name B

Dawn

Girl name · Rank #1852

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dawson Dawn
2014 1,083 94
2015 1,594 99
2016 1,795 85
2017 2,018 105
2018 2,101 100
2019 1,960 86
2020 1,918 83
2021 1,832 96
2022 2,047 100
2023 2,451 78
2024 2,587 108
2025 2,487 85

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, 1885–2025.

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