Girls' name · since 1952
Dawnetta
Dawnetta has 302 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 302
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
302 girls have been named Dawnetta since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnetta has been recorded 302 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1992.
- #15,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 302 born since 1952
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnetta ranks #15,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 302 born since 1952, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 302
- born since 1952
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawnetta's 302 recorded births place it above 78.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dawnetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawnetta's full recorded timeline at 1971, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawnetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1992
- Peak year (1970)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Dawnetta by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (121 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Dawnetta's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dawnetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s
1960s
98 births
- 1970s
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 121 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dawnetta's data
- Dawnetta's decade-level peak was the 1970s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawnetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1952–1992 (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 Dawnetta 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.