Girls' name · since 1955
Dawanna
435 babies named Dawanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
435 girls have been named Dawanna since 1955, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dawanna recorded 435 times among girls since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2000.
- #12,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 435 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawanna ranks #12,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 435 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 435
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawanna's 435 recorded births place it above 82.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Dawanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawanna's full recorded timeline at 1978, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2000
- Peak year (1983)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Dawanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (139 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Dawanna's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dawanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
67 births
- 1970s
1970s
139 births
- 1980s
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 139 births (32% of all-time use).
Dawanna by state
Where Dawanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
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What to do with Dawanna's data
- Dawanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Dawannas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1955–2000 (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 Dawanna 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.