Dawniel — girls' name
33 babies named Dawniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
33 girls have been named Dawniel since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1980.
- 33
- total births
- 1969–1980
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
67% of everyone ever named Dawniel was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Dawniel in 1975 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dawniel
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Dawniel between 1969 and 1980, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawniel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawniel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dawniel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dawniel 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 33 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.
Dawniel at a glance
Last recorded 1980Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dawniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1969
- Peak year (1975)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1980.
33 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1975 with 6 births in a single year.
Dawniel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 22 births that decade — 67% of Dawniel's all-time total
Dawniel decade highlights
- Peak decade 22 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Dawniel's strongest decade
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 67% of all-time use.
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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, 1969–1980 (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.