Recorded 1971–2019 Boys' name Peak 1990 552 births

Dawon — boys' name

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.

1970s601980s1431990s1562000s1502010s43
1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Dawon was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

24 babies were named Dawon in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawon

The Social Security Administration has registered 552 babies named Dawon between 1971 and 2019, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dawon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dawon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dawon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawon 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 552 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.

Dawon at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

552

Since 1971

49 years of records

Peak year

1990

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1971

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2019

Dawon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1971

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1990)
24
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0510152025 20192009200319971991198519791971 7

Dawon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
156 births that decade — 28% of Dawon's all-time total
1970s601980s1431990s1562000s1502010s43

Dawon by state

Where Dawon concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dawon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 0.9%
Illinois share of Dawon's total US births 0.9%

5 of 552 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawon?
552 babies have been named Dawon since 1971. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1990 with 24 births.
When was Dawon most popular?
Dawon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Dawon most popular?
The top states for the name Dawon are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Dawon been used?
Dawon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 49 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Dawon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dawson, Dawayne, Dawn, Dawud, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1971–2019 (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.