Recorded 1952–1992 Girls' name Peak 1970 302 births

Dawnetta — girls' name

302 babies named Dawnetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s261960s981970s1211980s521990s5
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Dawnetta was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

21 babies were named Dawnetta in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawnetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 302 babies named Dawnetta between 1952 and 1992, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawnetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawnetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dawnetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawnetta 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 302 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.

Dawnetta at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

302

Since 1952

41 years of records

Peak year

1970

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1952

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1992

Dawnetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1952

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1970)
21
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 199219831979197419701966196219581952 5

Dawnetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
121 births that decade — 40% of Dawnetta's all-time total
1950s261960s981970s1211980s521990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawnetta?
302 babies have been named Dawnetta since 1952. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1970 with 21 births.
When was Dawnetta most popular?
Dawnetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Dawnetta been used?
Dawnetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 41 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Dawnetta?
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, 1952–1992 (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.