Recorded 1968–2004 Girls' name Peak 1980 401 births

Dawnielle — girls' name

401 babies named Dawnielle in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s1291980s1711990s702000s13
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Dawnielle was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

23 babies were named Dawnielle in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawnielle

The Social Security Administration has registered 401 babies named Dawnielle between 1968 and 2004, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawnielle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawnielle performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dawnielle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Dawnielle in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawnielle 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 401 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.

Dawnielle at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

401

Since 1968

37 years of records

Peak year

1980

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1968

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2004

Dawnielle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1968

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1980)
23
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Dawnielle by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
171 births that decade — 43% of Dawnielle's all-time total
1960s181970s1291980s1711990s702000s13

Dawnielle by state

Where Dawnielle concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dawnielle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
30 7.5%
#2 Ohio
6 1.5%
California share of Dawnielle's total US births 7.5%
Even split

30 of 401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawnielle?
401 babies have been named Dawnielle since 1968. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1980 with 23 births.
When was Dawnielle most popular?
Dawnielle was most popular in the 1980s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Dawnielle most popular?
The top states for the name Dawnielle are California (30 births), Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Dawnielle been used?
Dawnielle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 37 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Dawnielle?
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, 1968–2004 (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.