Girls' name · since 1962
Dawnya
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 224 babies named Dawnya, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawnya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 224 recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnya has been recorded 224 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1998.
- #18,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 224 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnya ranks #18,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 224 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 224
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawnya's 224 recorded births place it above 74.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dawnya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dawnya splits its recorded history at 1975: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dawnya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1998
- Peak year (1970)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dawnya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (127 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Dawnya's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Dawnya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
127 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 127 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dawnya's data
- Dawnya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 15 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawnya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
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, 1962–1998 (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 Dawnya 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.