Recorded 1924–2020 Boys' name Peak 1924 31 births

Dawes — boys' name

31 babies named Dawes in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 boys have been named Dawes since 1924, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2020.

31
total births
1924–2020
years on record
1920s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Dawes was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dawes in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawes

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Dawes between 1924 and 2020, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dawes currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawes performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dawes shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawes 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 31 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.

Dawes at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

31

Since 1924

97 years of records

Peak year

1924

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1924

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2020

Dawes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1924

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1924)
9
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
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Dawes by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 68% of Dawes's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawes?
31 babies have been named Dawes since 1924. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1924 with 9 births.
When was Dawes most popular?
Dawes was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Dawes been used?
Dawes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 97 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Dawes?
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, 1924–2020 (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.