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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
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 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Montana#66 · 1 in 291
- Maryland#84 · 1 in 438
- Alaska#85 · 1 in 362
- Delaware#97 · 1 in 437
- Nebraska#103 · 1 in 500
Best ever in a state: #4 in Delaware, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #66 | 15 | 1 in 291 |
| Maryland | #84 | 55 | 1 in 438 |
| Alaska | #85 | 11 | 1 in 362 |
| Delaware | #97 | 7 | 1 in 437 |
| Nebraska | #103 | 20 | 1 in 500 |
| Indiana | #107 | 58 | 1 in 587 |
| Missouri | #112 | 52 | 1 in 619 |
| Wisconsin | #116 | 50 | 1 in 613 |
| Ohio | #119 | 107 | 1 in 646 |
| New Jersey | #121 | 62 | 1 in 652 |
| Michigan | #128 | 81 | 1 in 707 |
| Minnesota | #128 | 40 | 1 in 714 |
| New York | #129 | 144 | 1 in 742 |
| Florida | #130 | 85 | 1 in 768 |
| South Dakota | #131 | 7 | 1 in 590 |
| Virginia | #132 | 47 | 1 in 701 |
| Colorado | #133 | 33 | 1 in 665 |
| New Hampshire | #134 | 9 | 1 in 658 |
| Oregon | #135 | 24 | 1 in 651 |
| Connecticut | #136 | 24 | 1 in 710 |
| Illinois | #136 | 97 | 1 in 753 |
| Iowa | #136 | 24 | 1 in 719 |
| Louisiana | #138 | 40 | 1 in 752 |
| District of Columbia | #140 | 10 | 1 in 569 |
| Idaho | #140 | 10 | 1 in 600 |
| Kansas | #147 | 20 | 1 in 733 |
| Pennsylvania | #150 | 86 | 1 in 804 |
| Rhode Island | #151 | 6 | 1 in 802 |
| Washington | #151 | 35 | 1 in 790 |
| Hawaii | #159 | 8 | 1 in 613 |
| West Virginia | #160 | 12 | 1 in 819 |
| Maine | #166 | 8 | 1 in 795 |
| Massachusetts | #174 | 35 | 1 in 1,000 |
| North Dakota | #189 | 5 | 1 in 919 |
| Kentucky | #191 | 19 | 1 in 1,119 |
| Arkansas | #199 | 11 | 1 in 1,155 |
| North Carolina | #202 | 29 | 1 in 1,226 |
| Utah | #203 | 15 | 1 in 956 |
| Alabama | #212 | 18 | 1 in 1,210 |
| New Mexico | #215 | 10 | 1 in 961 |
| Oklahoma | #226 | 15 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Arizona | #241 | 19 | 1 in 1,210 |
| South Carolina | #243 | 13 | 1 in 1,372 |
| Texas | #261 | 87 | 1 in 1,533 |
| Tennessee | #277 | 15 | 1 in 1,851 |
| California | #304 | 119 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Georgia | #333 | 17 | 1 in 2,182 |
| Mississippi | #461 | 5 | 1 in 2,947 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 321 spots since 2024 (#1,852 → #2,173)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#2,170 → #2,173)
- 177 spots since 2015 (#1,996 → #2,173)
- Biggest jump: 242 spots in 1915 (#1,098 → #856)
- Biggest drop: 251 spots in 2001 (#910 → #1,161)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 1971 at #14 (14,288 births)
- Births halved by 1976, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1956–1982
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1919–2000
- 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
- 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.
Dawn in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 995 of them was named Dawn, which outranked 98.7% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 205,357 of them was named Dawn, which outranked 42.9% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,052Zacheriah10
- #4,052Zebedee10
- #4,052Zeeshan10
- #4,333Dawn9
- #4,333Aakash9
- #4,333Aaryn9
- #4,333Abelino9
- #4,698Abdulla8
- #4,698Abrahan8
- #4,698Adrin8
Tied with 364 names at #4,333; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.