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Dawn Name Popularity

How popular is the name Dawn? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 5 0.0007%
1915 — 18 0.002%
1916 — 18 0.0019%
1917 — 13 0.0013%
1918 — 20 0.0019%
1919 — 37 0.0035%
1920 — 54 0.0049%
1921 — 45 0.0039%
1922 — 64 0.0057%
1923 — 89 0.0079%
1924 — 111 0.0096%
1925 — 96 0.0085%
1926 — 142 0.0129%
1927 — 144 0.013%
1928 — 148 0.0138%
1929 — 187 0.0181%
1930 — 165 0.0158%
1931 — 239 0.0242%
1932 — 269 0.0272%
1933 — 254 0.0273%
1934 — 228 0.0236%
1935 — 337 0.0347%
1936 — 451 0.0468%
1937 — 406 0.0412%
1938 — 403 0.0394%
1939 — 414 0.0407%
1940 — 361 0.034%
1941 — 475 0.0422%
1942 — 628 0.0497%
1943 — 717 0.0549%
1944 — 600 0.0484%
1945 — 701 0.0575%
1946 — 1,002 0.0679%
1947 — 1,245 0.0746%
1948 — 1,212 0.0759%
1949 — 1,265 0.0786%
1950 — 1,382 0.0858%
1951 — 1,504 0.0887%
1952 — 1,871 0.1072%
1953 — 2,639 0.1491%
1954 — 3,353 0.1834%
1955 — 4,215 0.2292%
1956 — 5,127 0.2715%
1957 — 5,158 0.268%
1958 — 5,676 0.3003%
1959 — 7,898 0.4157%
1960 — 7,814 0.4124%
1961 — 9,148 0.4846%
1962 — 8,981 0.4892%
1963 — 8,418 0.469%
1964 — 12,616 0.7167%
1965 — 13,337 0.8156%
1966 — 13,604 0.8713%
1967 — 13,168 0.8677%
1968 — 13,441 0.8951%
1969 — 13,768 0.8937%
1970 — 15,682 0.9854%
1971 — 14,281 0.9504%
1972 — 11,341 0.8327%
1973 — 9,890 0.7629%
1974 — 9,418 0.7246%
1975 — 8,746 0.6806%
1976 — 7,049 0.5469%
1977 — 6,095 0.4522%
1978 — 5,216 0.388%
1979 — 4,725 0.3351%
1980 — 4,478 0.3063%
1981 — 3,838 0.2611%
1982 — 3,084 0.2064%
1983 — 2,636 0.1786%
1984 — 2,101 0.1412%
1985 — 1,719 0.1133%
1986 — 1,444 0.0957%
1987 — 1,129 0.074%
1988 — 1,029 0.066%
1989 — 827 0.0512%
1990 — 703 0.0424%
1991 — 642 0.0394%
1992 — 566 0.0355%
1993 — 454 0.0291%
1994 — 339 0.0221%
1995 — 268 0.0178%
1996 — 202 0.0135%
1997 — 270 0.0183%
1998 — 188 0.0126%
1999 — 169 0.0113%
2000 — 167 0.0109%
2001 — 116 0.0077%
2002 — 133 0.0089%
2003 — 140 0.0092%
2004 — 105 0.0069%
2005 — 66 0.0043%
2006 — 64 0.0041%
2007 — 53 0.0034%
2008 — 49 0.0032%
2009 — 56 0.0037%
2010 — 36 0.0025%
2011 — 41 0.0029%
2012 — 40 0.0028%
2013 — 35 0.0025%
2014 — 35 0.0024%
2015 — 52 0.0036%
2016 — 31 0.0022%
2017 — 59 0.0042%
2018 — 46 0.0033%
2019 — 26 0.0019%
2020 — 35 0.0027%
2021 — 33 0.0027%
2022 — 31 0.0023%
2023 — 33 0.0025%

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Names Like Dawn

If you like Dawn, you’ll love these other names like Dawn.

What names are variants of Dawn?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Dawn.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Adawna

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawna

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawne

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawnelle

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawnetta

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawnette

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawnielle

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawnika

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawnita

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawnyelle

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dawnysia

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dowan

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Duwan

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

Dwan

The first appearance of light, daybreak

English

What names sound like Dawn?

If you like how Dawn sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Dawn.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Daena

From Denmark

English

Dagna

New day

Scandinavian

Dagne

New day

Scandinavian

Dagny

New day

Scandinavian

Dahna

Lady

Italian

Daina

God is my judge; song; melody

Hebrew

Dana

From Denmark

English

Dane

From Denmark

English

Dani

God is my Judge

Hebrew

Danna

God is my judge

English

Danne

Divine

Latin

Danni

God is my Judge

Hebrew

Danny

God is my Judge

Hebrew

Dany

God is my Judge

Hebrew

Dayna

From Denmark

English

Dayne

From Denmark

English

Deann

Valley; church leader; divine

Latin

Deon

English

Dian

Divine

Latin

Diann

Divine

Latin

Dion

Follower of Dionysus

Greek

Dyan

Divine

Latin

Dyann

Divine

Latin

Tawna

A green field; golden brown

Irish

Tawni

A green field; golden brown

Irish

Tawny

A green field; golden brown

Irish

What names are similar to Dawn?

Find a name that’s like Dawn, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Keiba

Sunrise

Polynesian

Lists With Dawn

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3 Comments

  1. ‘YJNT and(?…) Dawn (Angela Villanueva)’.

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  2. The name came about when me and my husband were driving early in the morning and the rising of the sun was so beautiful..and it was a new day..a new Dawn.i like it because we were going to bring a new life into the world a new dawn.i have no reason to dislike it.she has the most beautiful eyes that you just want to gaze into them.Shes wonderful

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  3. I like Prairie Dawn, and Prairie Grass.

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