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 #1847

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Metric Dawson Dawn
Current Rank #139 #1847
Total Births (all years) 50,294 289,552
Peak Year 1999 1970
Peak Year Births 2,802 15,681
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1885 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Dawson Dawn
1880ss 26 5
1890ss 19 26
1900ss 38 30
1910ss 220 357
1920ss 304 1,464
1930ss 231 3,732
1940ss 264 8,631
1950ss 233 38,899
1960ss 159 114,292
1970ss 211 92,445
1980ss 355 22,406
1990ss 5,750 4,303
2000ss 16,868 1,576
2010ss 14,799 921
2020ss 10,817 465

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dawson Dawn
2014 1,083 94
2015 1,594 99
2016 1,794 85
2017 2,017 103
2018 2,099 100
2019 1,960 86
2020 1,918 83
2021 1,829 96
2022 2,045 100
2023 2,449 78
2024 2,576 108

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, 1885–2024.

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