Total births
25
Girls' name · since 1954
Dawnie
Dawnie has 25 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 25
- total births
- 1954–1987
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Dawnie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1954.
Dawnie has 25 recorded births among girls since 1954, 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 1954 to 1987.
- 25 total births
- 1954–1987 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Dawnie since 1954, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1987.
- 25
- total births
- 1954–1987
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Dawnie was born in this single decade.
1954
Single peak year
7 babies were named Dawnie in 1954 - its busiest year on record.
Dawnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dawnie splits its recorded history at 1979: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dawnie at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1954
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1954
Dawnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1987
- Peak year (1954)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Dawnie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Dawnie's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Dawnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dawnie? ▼
25 babies have been named Dawnie since 1954. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1954 with 7 births.
When was Dawnie most popular? ▼
Dawnie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Dawnie been used? ▼
Records for Dawnie go back to 1954, giving 34 years of history through 1987.
What names are similar to Dawnie? ▼
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.
What to do with Dawnie's data
- Dawnie's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Dawnie
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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, 1954–1987 (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. "Dawnie: Baby Name Since 1954 - 25 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dawnie. 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 Dawnie 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.