Recorded 1954–1987 Girls' name Peak 1954 25 births

Dawnie — girls' name

25 babies named Dawnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71970s121980s6

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.

What the Data Says About Dawnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Dawnie between 1954 and 1987, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawnie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dawnie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawnie 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 25 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.

Dawnie at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

25

Since 1954

34 years of records

Peak year

1954

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1954

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1987

Dawnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1954

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1954)
7
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1987197919711954 7

Dawnie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 48% of Dawnie's all-time total
1950s71970s121980s6

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?
Dawnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 34 years of data 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.

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, 1954–1987 (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.