Recorded 1954–1994 Girls' name Peak 1970 297 births

Dawnn — girls' name

297 babies named Dawnn in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s421960s1121970s581980s451990s40

The verdict

297 girls have been named Dawnn since 1954, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1994.

297
total births
1954–1994
years on record
1960s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Dawnn was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

17 babies were named Dawnn in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawnn

The Social Security Administration has registered 297 babies named Dawnn between 1954 and 1994, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawnn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawnn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dawnn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dawnn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawnn 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 297 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.

Dawnn at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

297

Since 1954

41 years of records

Peak year

1970

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1954

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1994

Dawnn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1954

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1970)
17
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 19941990198019711967196319591954 6

Dawnn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
112 births that decade — 38% of Dawnn's all-time total
1950s421960s1121970s581980s451990s40

Dawnn by state

Where Dawnn concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dawnn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Dawnn's total US births 1.7%

5 of 297 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawnn?
297 babies have been named Dawnn since 1954. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1970 with 17 births.
When was Dawnn most popular?
Dawnn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Dawnn most popular?
The top states for the name Dawnn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Dawnn been used?
Dawnn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 41 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Dawnn?
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, 1954–1994 (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.