Girls' name · since 1968
Dawnyel
Dawnyel has 56 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawnyel is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 56 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Dawnyel recorded 56 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1988.
- #33,633 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 56 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawnyel ranks #33,633 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 56 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,633 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 56
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Dawnyel's 56 recorded births place it above 53.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dawnyel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dawnyel's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dawnyel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1988
- Peak year (1973)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Dawnyel by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (38 births, 68% of the file).
1970s was Dawnyel's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Dawnyel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 38 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Dawnyel's decade-level peak was the 1970s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- 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 Dawnyel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~20 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, 1968–1988 (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 Dawnyel 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.