Total births
30
Girls' name · since 1958
Dawnella
Dawnella has 30 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 30
- total births
- 1958–1975
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Dawnella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 30 have been recorded since 1958.
Dawnella has 30 recorded births among girls since 1958, 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 1958 to 1975.
- 30 total births
- 1958–1975 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
30 girls have been named Dawnella since 1958, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1975.
- 30
- total births
- 1958–1975
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Dawnella was born in this single decade.
1958
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dawnella in 1958 - its busiest year on record.
Dawnella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dawnella's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dawnella at a glance
Last recorded 1975Peak year
1958
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1958
Dawnella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1975
- Peak year (1958)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Dawnella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Dawnella's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dawnella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dawnella? ▼
30 babies have been named Dawnella since 1958. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1958 with 7 births.
When was Dawnella most popular? ▼
Dawnella was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Dawnella been used? ▼
Dawnella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 18 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Dawnella? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Dawnella
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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, 1958–1975 (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. "Dawnella: Baby Name Since 1958 - 30 Births, Peak 1958." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dawnella. 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 Dawnella 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.