Boys' name · since 1956
Dawan
817 babies named Dawan in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 817
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
817 boys have been named Dawan since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dawan has 817 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2024.
- #5,830 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 817 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawan ranks #5,830 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 817 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,830 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 817
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dawan's 817 recorded births place it above 87.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Dawan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dawan splits its recorded history at 1994: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dawan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2024
- Peak year (1979)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Dawan popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 1971 (Dawan as girls' name)
Dawan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (201 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Dawan's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Dawan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
190 births
- 1980s
1980s
201 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 201 births (25% of all-time use).
How Dawan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dawan's total volume
Dawan by state
Where Dawan concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 29 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
29 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dawan's data
- Dawan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Dawans (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dawan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.