Boys' name · since 2015

Dawens

Since 2015, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Dawens, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,962 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,684 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
79
born since 2015
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Dawens is the #4684 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 79 recorded since 2015.

Social Security Administration records show Dawens recorded 79 times among boys since 2015, holding rank #4684 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.

  • #18,962 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,684 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 79 born since 2015
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawens ranks #18,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,684 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 79 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.

#18,962 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,684 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
79
born since 2015
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%66.3%
Dawens vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dawens's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.

How Dawens compares

79 22nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Dawens's all-time total is 79% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dawens Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 79 369 358,536
Peak-year births 22 34 22,252

Dawens's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dawens splits its recorded history at 2023: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dawens popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
22
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
510152025 201520172022202320242025 22

Dawens by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (64 births, 81% of the file).

2020s was Dawens's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Dawens births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 64 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Dawens by state

Where Dawens concentrates geographically, total births since 2015

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dawens
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
25 31.6%
#2 Indiana
5 6.3%
Florida share of Dawens's total US births 31.6%
Even split

25 of 79 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawens?
Dawens has been given to 79 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,962 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #4,684 of 13,930. 22 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Dawens sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawens ranks #18,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,684 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dawens most popular?
Dawens was most popular in the 2020s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Dawens most popular?
The top states for the name Dawens are Florida (25 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Dawens been used?
Records for Dawens go back to 2015, giving 11 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Dawens?
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.

What to do with Dawens's data

  • Florida records the most Dawenss (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Dawens: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2015–2025 (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 Dawens 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.