Dawn

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Dawn is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 290,592 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 289,552 as girls and 1,040 as boys. Dawn gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1970 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 114
2023 78
2022 100
2021 96
2020 83
2019 86
2018 100
2017 103
2016 85
2015 99
2014 94
2013 78
2012 90
2011 94
2010 92
2009 113
2008 114
2007 122
2006 129
2005 125
2004 157
2003 200
2002 197
2001 179
2000 240
1999 231
1998 264
1997 318
1996 260
1995 325
1994 397
1993 497
1992 619
1991 675
1990 749
1989 863
1988 1,061
1987 1,162
1986 1,463
1985 1,739
1984 2,116
1983 2,659
1982 3,102
1981 3,859
1980 4,496
1979 4,748
1978 5,248
1977 6,118
1976 7,070
1975 8,798
1974 9,453
1973 9,929
1972 11,382
1971 14,328
1970 15,724
1969 13,819
1968 13,470
1967 13,210
1966 13,634
1965 13,372
1964 12,651
1963 8,439
1962 9,004
1961 9,172
1960 7,835
1959 7,924
1958 5,699
1957 5,170
1956 5,139
1955 4,225
1954 3,366
1953 2,648
1952 1,890
1951 1,539
1950 1,411
1949 1,285
1948 1,241
1947 1,275
1946 1,040
1945 750
1944 654
1943 770
1942 681
1941 537
1940 436
1939 468
1938 480
1937 465
1936 512
1935 398
1934 295
1933 313
1932 325
1931 299
1930 221
1929 228
1928 188
1927 199
1926 180
1925 135
1924 141
1923 138
1922 104
1921 94
1920 84
1919 63
1918 49
1917 54
1916 57
1915 58
1914 30
1913 13
1912 17
1911 8
1910 8
1908 8
1907 6
1906 6
1905 5
1904 5
1896 7
1894 5
1892 7
1890 7
1888 5