Recorded 1951–1991 Girls' name Peak 1971 656 births

Dawnette — girls' name

656 babies named Dawnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s681960s2641970s2381980s761990s10
1960s
Peak decade

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

1971
Single peak year

54 babies were named Dawnette in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawnette

The Social Security Administration has registered 656 babies named Dawnette between 1951 and 1991, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawnette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawnette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 264 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dawnette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Dawnette in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawnette 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 656 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.

Dawnette at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

656

Since 1951

41 years of records

Peak year

1971

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1951

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1991

Dawnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1951

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1971)
54
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0204060 199119851980197519701965196019551951 7

Dawnette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
264 births that decade — 40% of Dawnette's all-time total
1950s681960s2641970s2381980s761990s10

Dawnette by state

Where Dawnette concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Dawnette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
65 9.9%
#2 Michigan
5 0.8%
#3 Utah
5 0.8%
California share of Dawnette's total US births 9.9%
Even split

65 of 656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawnette?
656 babies have been named Dawnette since 1951. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1971 with 54 births.
When was Dawnette most popular?
Dawnette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Dawnette most popular?
The top states for the name Dawnette are California (65 births), Michigan (5 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Dawnette been used?
Dawnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 41 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Dawnette?
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, 1951–1991 (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.