Total births
12
Girls' name · since 1986
Dawnee
Dawnee has 12 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 12
- total births
- 1986–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
12 girls have been named Dawnee since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dawnee has 12 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1988.
- 12 total births
- 1986–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 girls have been named Dawnee since 1986, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.
- 12
- total births
- 1986–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Dawnee was born in this single decade.
1986
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dawnee in 1986 - its busiest year on record.
Dawnee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dawnee splits its recorded history at 1988: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dawnee at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Dawnee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1988
- Peak year (1986)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Dawnee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Dawnee's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Dawnee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dawnee? ▼
Dawnee has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 7 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
When was Dawnee most popular? ▼
Dawnee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Dawnee been used? ▼
Records for Dawnee go back to 1986, giving 3 years of history through 1988.
What names are similar to Dawnee? ▼
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1986–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dawnee: Baby Name Since 1986 - 12 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dawnee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Dawnee 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 July 2026.