Recorded 1972–1994 Girls' name Peak 1972 24 births

Dawnyelle — girls' name

24 babies named Dawnyelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s61990s6

The verdict

24 girls have been named Dawnyelle since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.

24
total births
1972–1994
years on record
1970s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Dawnyelle was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dawnyelle in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawnyelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Dawnyelle between 1972 and 1994, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawnyelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawnyelle performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dawnyelle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawnyelle 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 24 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.

Dawnyelle at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

24

Since 1972

23 years of records

Peak year

1972

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1972

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1994

Dawnyelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1972

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
6 1994198419761972 6

Dawnyelle by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 50% of Dawnyelle's all-time total
1970s121980s61990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawnyelle?
24 babies have been named Dawnyelle since 1972. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1972 with 6 births.
When was Dawnyelle most popular?
Dawnyelle was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Dawnyelle been used?
Dawnyelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 23 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Dawnyelle?
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, 1972–1994 (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.