Girls' name · since 1953
Dawyn
12 babies named Dawyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #51,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Dawyn since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dawyn recorded 12 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1966.
- #51,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1953
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawyn ranks #51,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1953, peaking in the 1950s.
- #51,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dawyn's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dawyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dawyn's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 6 births recorded.
Dawyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1966
- Peak year (1953)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Dawyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6 births, 50% of the file).
1950s was Dawyn's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dawyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dawyn's data
- Dawyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1960s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
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, 1953–1966 (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 Dawyn 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.