Girls' name · since 1951
Dawnell
Dawnell has 369 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawnell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 369 recorded since 1951.
Dawnell has 369 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1988.
- #14,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 369 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnell ranks #14,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 369 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawnell's 369 recorded births place it above 80.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dawnell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dawnell splits its recorded history at 1970: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1968 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dawnell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1988
- Peak year (1968)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Dawnell by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (149 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Dawnell's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dawnell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s
1960s
124 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 149 births (40% of all-time use).
Dawnell by state
Where Dawnell concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 1.4% |
24 of 369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dawnell's data
- Dawnell's decade-level peak was the 1970s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dawnells (24 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dawnell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1951–1988 (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 Dawnell 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.