Boys' name · since 1984
Dawit
571 babies named Dawit in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,293 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 571
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dawit is the #5293 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 571 recorded since 1984.
Dawit has 571 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5293 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #7,288 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,293 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 571 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawit ranks #7,288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,293 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 571 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,293 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 571
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dawit's 571 recorded births place it above 83.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dawit compares
571 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Dawit's all-time total is 55% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dawit | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 571 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dawit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dawit splits its recorded history at 2006: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dawit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Dawit by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (181 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Dawit's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dawit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 181 births (32% of all-time use).
How Dawit compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dawit's total volume
Dawit by state
Where Dawit concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
11 of 571 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dawit's data
- Dawit's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2020s (104) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dawits (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dawit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Dawit 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.