Unisex name · since 1998
Dawsen
Dawsen has 522 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,510 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dawsen is the #5510 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 522 recorded since 1998.
Dawsen has 522 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5510 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,698 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,510 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 522 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawsen ranks #7,698 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,510 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 522 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,510 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 522
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dawsen's 522 recorded births place it above 83.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dawsen compares
522 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dawsen's all-time total is 41% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dawsen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 522 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dawsen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dawsen's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dawsen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Dawsen popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 2002 (Dawsen as girls' name)
Dawsen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (184 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Dawsen's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dawsen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 59
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s
2010s
184 births
- 2020s
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 184 births (35% of all-time use).
How Dawsen 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 Dawsen's total volume
Dawsen by state
Where Dawsen concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
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What to do with Dawsen's data
- Dawsen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (184 total births) through the 2020s (97) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dawsens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dawsen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Dawsen 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.