Dawsyn — #3550 US unisex name
1,080 babies named Dawsyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 80% of names given to girls today.
59% of everyone ever named Dawsyn was born in this single decade.
162 babies were named Dawsyn in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dawsyn
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,080 babies named Dawsyn between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dawsyn currently holds the #3550 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 162 babies received it in a single year. Dawsyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 562 additional births since 1998.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dawsyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 634 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dawsyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Dawsyn in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dawsyn 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 1,080 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.
Dawsyn at a glance
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Dawsyn popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999
- Peak year (2017)
- 162
- Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #3550 among girls.
1,080 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 162 births in a single year.
Dawsyn popularity over time — boys
562 total births recorded since 1998 (Dawsyn as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Dawsyn accounts for 34% of total recorded use across both genders.
Dawsyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 634 births that decade — 59% of Dawsyn's all-time total
Dawsyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 634 births
- Runner-up 380 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Dawsyn's strongest decade
634 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 59% of all-time use.
Dawsyn by state
Where Dawsyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 84 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 26 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 23 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 13 | 1.2% |
84 of 1,080 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.8% of nationwide
- Louisiana 2.4% of nationwide
- Oklahoma 2.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.0% of nationwide
- Kansas 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 21 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Dawsyn appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1999–2024 (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.