Girls' name · since 1957
Dawnna
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 140 babies named Dawnna, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dawnna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 140 have been recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Dawnna recorded 140 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1990.
- #23,468 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnna ranks #23,468 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,468 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dawnna's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dawnna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dawnna splits its recorded history at 1969: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dawnna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1990
- Peak year (1971)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Dawnna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (64 births, 46% of the file).
1960s was Dawnna's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Dawnna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
64 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 64 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dawnna's data
- Dawnna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dawnna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1957–1990 (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 Dawnna 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.