Girls' name · since 1968
Dawnielle
Dawnielle has 401 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 401
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
401 girls have been named Dawnielle since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dawnielle has 401 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2004.
- #13,487 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 401 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnielle ranks #13,487 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 401 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,487 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 401
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dawnielle's 401 recorded births place it above 81.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dawnielle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawnielle's full recorded timeline at 1984, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawnielle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2004
- Peak year (1980)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dawnielle by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (171 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Dawnielle's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Dawnielle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
171 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 171 births (43% of all-time use).
Dawnielle by state
Where Dawnielle concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.5% |
30 of 401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dawnielle's data
- Dawnielle's decade-level peak was the 1980s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dawnielles (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawnielle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1968–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Dawnielle 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 August 2026.