Recorded 1974–2021 Boys' name Peak 1992 224 births

Dawaun — boys' name

224 babies named Dawaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

224 boys have been named Dawaun since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2021.

224
total births
1974–2021
years on record
1990s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Dawaun was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dawaun in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 224 babies named Dawaun between 1974 and 2021, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dawaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawaun performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dawaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawaun in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 224 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dawaun at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

224

Since 1974

48 years of records

Peak year

1992

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1974

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dawaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1974

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Dawaun by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
78 births that decade — 35% of Dawaun's all-time total
1970s221980s501990s782000s512010s182020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawaun?
224 babies have been named Dawaun since 1974. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1992 with 12 births.
When was Dawaun most popular?
Dawaun was most popular in the 1990s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Dawaun been used?
Dawaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 48 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dawaun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dawson, Dawayne, Dawn, Dawud, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.