Girls' name · since 1919
Dawna
Dawna has 6,017 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,017
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
6,017 girls have been named Dawna since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dawna has 6,017 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2023.
- #2,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,017 born since 1919
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawna ranks #2,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,017 born since 1919, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,017
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dawna's 6,017 recorded births place it above 96.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dawna's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 264, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2023
- Peak year (1966)
- 264
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Dawna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,157 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Dawna's strongest decade.
2,157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 93
1920s
93 births
- 1930s 180
1930s
180 births
- 1940s 375
1940s
375 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,113 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,157 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,159 births
- 1980s 575
1980s
575 births
- 1990s 248
1990s
248 births
- 2000s 75
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,157 births (36% of all-time use).
How Dawna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dawna's total volume
Dawna by state
Where Dawna concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 858 | 14.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 287 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 271 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 246 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 195 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Utah | | 164 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 158 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 137 | 2.3% |
858 of 6,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Dawna appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dawna's data
- Dawna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,157 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dawnas (858 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1919–2023 (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 Dawna 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.