Recorded 1977–2021 Boys' name Peak 1978 27 births

Dawone — boys' name

27 babies named Dawone in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

27 boys have been named Dawone since 1977, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2021.

27
total births
1977–2021
years on record
1970s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Dawone was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dawone in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dawone

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Dawone between 1977 and 2021, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dawone currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawone performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dawone shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dawone 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 27 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.

Dawone at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

27

Since 1977

45 years of records

Peak year

1978

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1977

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dawone popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1977

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1978)
7
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Dawone by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
12 births that decade — 44% of Dawone's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dawone?
27 babies have been named Dawone since 1977. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1978 with 7 births.
When was Dawone most popular?
Dawone was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Dawone been used?
Dawone has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 45 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dawone?
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, 1977–2021 (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.