Boys' name · since 2023
Dawensley
Since 2023, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Dawensley, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dawensley is the #5205 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 32 recorded since 2023.
Dawensley has 32 recorded births among boys since 2023, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5205 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2025.
- #25,351 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,205 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32 born since 2023
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawensley ranks #25,351 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,205 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.
- #25,351 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dawensley's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Dawensley compares
32 12th 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
Dawensley's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dawensley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dawensley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawensley's full recorded timeline at 2024, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawensley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Dawensley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (32 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Dawensley's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Dawensley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 32 births (100% of all-time use).
Dawensley by state
Where Dawensley concentrates geographically, total births since 2023
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 15.6% |
5 of 32 births nationwide.
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- Florida records the most Dawensleys (5 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 Dawensley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~2 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, 2023–2025 (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 Dawensley 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.