Recorded 1999–2001 Girls' name Peak 2001 12 births

Dawnae — girls' name

12 babies named Dawnae in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s7

The verdict

12 girls have been named Dawnae since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2001.

12
total births
1999–2001
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Dawnae was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dawnae in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawnae

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Dawnae between 1999 and 2001, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawnae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawnae performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dawnae shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawnae 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 12 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.

Dawnae at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

12

Since 1999

3 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1999

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2001

Dawnae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1999

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20011999 5

Dawnae by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 58% of Dawnae's all-time total
1990s52000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawnae?
12 babies have been named Dawnae since 1999. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Dawnae most popular?
Dawnae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Dawnae been used?
Dawnae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 3 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Dawnae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dawn, Dawna, Dawne, Dawson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2001 (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.