Girls' name · since 2011
Dawt
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 111 babies named Dawt, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dawt is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 111 have been recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawt has been recorded 111 times among girls since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.
- #25,950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 111 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawt ranks #25,950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 111 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 111
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dawt's 111 recorded births place it above 64.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Dawt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawt's full recorded timeline at 2017, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Dawt by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 83% of the file).
2010s was Dawt's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.
Dawt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (83% of all-time use).
Dawt by state
Where Dawt concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
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- Dawt's decade-level peak was the 2010s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dawts (12 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 Dawt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2011–2024 (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 Dawt 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.