How Many People Are Named Dawn?
people named Dawn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,335 people in the US has this name
Based on 290,680 babies named Dawn in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
15,724 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word dawn, ultimately derived from Old English dagung.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Dawn (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dawn alive today is about 56 years old, and 63% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 51 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dawn first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 1970, to 15,724 babies. In 2025, 85 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dawn never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #14, in 1971, and it was in the top 100 for 27 years, 1956 to 1982. In 2025 it ranked #2,174.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,174 |
| Best rank | #14 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | 27 (1956 to 1982) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #37 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dawn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dawn were born in New York than in any other state: about 26,032 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dawn was given 2.1 times as often in South Dakota, 2 times in Delaware and 1.9 times in Wisconsin.
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