Boys' name · since 1971
Dawon
552 babies named Dawon in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 552
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dawon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 552 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Dawon recorded 552 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2019.
- #7,433 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 552 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawon ranks #7,433 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 552 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,433 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 552
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dawon's 552 recorded births place it above 83.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Dawon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawon's full recorded timeline at 1994, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2019
- Peak year (1990)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Dawon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (156 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Dawon's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Dawon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
143 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 156 births (28% of all-time use).
How Dawon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dawon's total volume
Dawon by state
Where Dawon concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 552 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dawon's data
- Dawon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Dawons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Dawon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1971–2019 (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 Dawon 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.