Total births
249
Girls' name · since 1962
Dawanda
249 babies named Dawanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 249
- total births
- 1962–1997
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
Dawanda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 249 have been recorded since 1962.
Dawanda has 249 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1997.
- 249 total births
- 1962–1997 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
249 girls have been named Dawanda since 1962, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1997.
- 249
- total births
- 1962–1997
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
46% of everyone ever named Dawanda was born in this single decade.
1972
Single peak year
16 babies were named Dawanda in 1972 - its busiest year on record.
Dawanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawanda's full recorded timeline at 1976, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawanda at a glance
Last recorded 1997Peak year
1972
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1962
Dawanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1997
- Peak year (1972)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Dawanda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Dawanda's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Dawanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
52 births
- 1970s
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 115 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dawanda? ▼
249 babies have been named Dawanda since 1962. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1972 with 16 births.
When was Dawanda most popular? ▼
Dawanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Dawanda been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dawanda since 1962 -- 36 years through the most recent 1997 data.
What names are similar to Dawanda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dawn, Dawna, Dawne, Dawson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Dawanda's data
- Dawanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dawanda
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1962–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dawanda: Baby Name Since 1962 - 249 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dawanda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dawanda 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 July 2026.