Recorded 1962–1981 Girls' name Peak 1969 21 births

Dawni — girls' name

21 babies named Dawni in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s51980s5

The verdict

21 girls have been named Dawni since 1962, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1981.

21
total births
1962–1981
years on record
1960s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Dawni was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dawni in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawni

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Dawni between 1962 and 1981, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawni performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dawni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawni 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 21 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.

Dawni at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

21

Since 1962

20 years of records

Peak year

1969

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1962

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1981

Dawni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1962

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1969)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 1981197419691962 5

Dawni by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 52% of Dawni's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawni?
21 babies have been named Dawni since 1962. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1969 with 6 births.
When was Dawni most popular?
Dawni was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Dawni been used?
Dawni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 20 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Dawni?
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, 1962–1981 (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.