Dawn
- #2,173 for girls in 2025, 85 births
- Last seen for boys in 2024 at #10,938
- Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1971 · 14,288 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 27 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 289,641since 1888
Dawn over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,173 | 85 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,852 | 108 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #2,336 | 78 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,961 | 100 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,007 | 96 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,170 | 83 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,155 | 86 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,968 | 100 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,917 | 105 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,247 | 85 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,996 | 99 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,071 | 94 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,344 | 78 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,115 | 90 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,058 | 94 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,136 | 92 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,866 | 113 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,865 | 114 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,760 | 122 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,627 | 130 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,615 | 125 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,352 | 157 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,100 | 200 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,077 | 197 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,161 | 179 | — | |
| 2000 | #910 | 240 | — | |
| 1999 | #914 | 231 | — | |
| 1998 | #805 | 264 | — | |
| 1997 | #680 | 318 | — | |
| 1996 | #795 | 260 | — | |
| 1995 | #668 | 319 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #582 | 391 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #498 | 497 | — | |
| 1992 | #411 | 613 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #385 | 669 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #360 | 740 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #306 | 857 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #248 | 1,061 | — | |
| 1987 | #231 | 1,154 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #184 | 1,452 | #3,882 | 11 |
| 1985 | #165 | 1,730 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #142 | 2,105 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #106 | 2,641 | #2,577 | 18 |
| 1982 | #95 | 3,088 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #79 | 3,839 | #2,418 | 20 |
| 1980 | #67 | 4,479 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1979 | #57 | 4,725 | #2,104 | 24 |
| 1978 | #52 | 5,217 | #1,718 | 31 |
| 1977 | #43 | 6,096 | #2,131 | 22 |
| 1976 | #35 | 7,048 | #2,113 | 22 |
| 1975 | #23 | 8,744 | #1,146 | 54 |
| 1974 | #22 | 9,417 | #1,439 | 36 |
| 1973 | #21 | 9,890 | #1,329 | 39 |
| 1972 | #20 | 11,340 | #1,285 | 42 |
| 1971 | #14 | 14,288 | #1,330 | 40 |
| 1970 | #16 | 15,681 | #1,260 | 43 |
| 1969 | #21 | 13,768 | #1,086 | 51 |
| 1968 | #21 | 13,441 | #1,455 | 29 |
| 1967 | #27 | 13,167 | #1,132 | 43 |
| 1966 | #24 | 13,603 | #1,373 | 31 |
| 1965 | #26 | 13,344 | #1,386 | 31 |
| 1964 | #33 | 12,613 | #1,288 | 37 |
| 1963 | #52 | 8,412 | #1,585 | 25 |
| 1962 | #50 | 8,984 | #1,713 | 22 |
| 1961 | #49 | 9,148 | #1,731 | 22 |
| 1960 | #57 | 7,813 | #1,692 | 23 |
| 1959 | #54 | 7,898 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1958 | #84 | 5,674 | #1,557 | 25 |
| 1957 | #93 | 5,159 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #92 | 5,128 | #2,497 | 11 |
| 1955 | #103 | 4,216 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #124 | 3,356 | #2,592 | 10 |
| 1953 | #138 | 2,640 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #166 | 1,884 | #3,373 | 6 |
| 1951 | #188 | 1,533 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #191 | 1,411 | — | |
| 1949 | #209 | 1,285 | — | |
| 1948 | #208 | 1,241 | — | |
| 1947 | #208 | 1,269 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #223 | 1,040 | — | |
| 1945 | #246 | 745 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #268 | 654 | — | |
| 1943 | #253 | 765 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #266 | 675 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #278 | 530 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #303 | 427 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #288 | 468 | — | |
| 1938 | #288 | 471 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #288 | 457 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #268 | 512 | — | |
| 1935 | #310 | 398 | — | |
| 1934 | #372 | 288 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #359 | 307 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #356 | 319 | #3,361 | 6 |
| 1931 | #379 | 291 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #453 | 221 | — | |
| 1929 | #441 | 223 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #502 | 188 | — | |
| 1927 | #502 | 194 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #528 | 175 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #639 | 130 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #633 | 141 | — | |
| 1923 | #642 | 131 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #711 | 104 | — | |
| 1921 | #753 | 94 | — | |
| 1920 | #787 | 84 | — | |
| 1919 | #882 | 63 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,031 | 49 | — | |
| 1917 | #945 | 54 | — | |
| 1916 | #893 | 57 | — | |
| 1915 | #856 | 58 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,098 | 30 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1888
The first year at least five girls were named Dawn! It came in at #1,276, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1889, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Dawn is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Washington#1,046 · 1 in 5,772
- Georgia#1,358 · 1 in 7,535
- Florida#1,685 · 1 in 12,395
- Texas#1,790 · 1 in 13,379
- California#2,276 · 1 in 20,216
Best ever in a state: #4 in Delaware, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #1,046 | 5 | 1 in 5,772 |
| Georgia | #1,358 | 6 | 1 in 7,535 |
| Florida | #1,685 | 7 | 1 in 12,395 |
| Texas | #1,790 | 12 | 1 in 13,379 |
| California | #2,276 | 8 | 1 in 20,216 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Dawn
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 3 spots since 2020 (#2,170 → #2,173)
- Biggest jump: 242 spots in 1915
- Biggest drop: 251 spots in 2001
Rise & fade · girls
83 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1971 at #14 (14,288 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 27 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1956–1982
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1919–2000
Share of babies · girls
1 in 111
- Highest: 1 in 111 girls born in 1970 were named Dawn (0.90%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,909 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #14 in 1971, was only 1 in 116 (0.86%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 39.5% of all girls named Dawn (114,293) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 (1888) | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 26 | #1,099 (1890) | #1,262 |
| 1900s | 30 | #1,547 (1908) | #1,781 |
| 1910s | 357 | #856 (1915) | #1,224 |
| 1920s | 1,464 | #441 (1929) | #614 |
| 1930s | 3,732 | #268 (1936) | #336 |
| 1940s | 8,631 | #208 (1947) | #246 |
| 1950s | 38,899 | #54 (1959) | #123 |
| 1960s | 114,293 | #21 (1969) | #36 |
| 1970s | 92,446 | #14 (1971) | #30 |
| 1980s | 22,406 | #67 (1980) | #162 |
| 1990s | 4,302 | #360 (1990) | #610 |
| 2000s | 1,577 | #910 (2000) | #1,433 |
| 2010s | 923 | #1,917 (2017) | #2,101 |
| 2020s | 550 | #1,852 (2024) | #2,083 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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