Dawn Girl
How popular is Dawn?
#2,173 girl name in 2025
85 baby girls were named Dawn in the US in 2025, making it the 2173rd most popular girl name.
259,008living people named Dawn (est.)
58median age of people named Dawn
290,680babies named Dawn since 1880
1 in 39,004US babies born in 2025
Dawn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,173 for girls (▼ 321 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 85 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-14% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,996 in 2015, #2,170 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1970 (15,681 girls) |
| Highest rank | #14 in 1971 |
| First recorded | 1888 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dawn is most popular
Babies named Dawn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (67 girls)
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (47 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (20 girls)
Dawn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 26 | #1,099 |
| 1900s | 30 | #1,547 |
| 1910s | 357 | #856 |
| 1920s | 1,464 | #441 |
| 1930s | 3,732 | #268 |
| 1940s | 8,631 | #208 |
| 1950s | 38,899 | #54 |
| 1960s | 114,293 | #21 |
| 1970s | 92,446 | #14 |
| 1980s | 22,406 | #67 |
| 1990s | 4,302 | #360 |
| 2000s | 1,577 | #909 |
| 2010s | 923 | #1,917 |
| 2020s | 550 | #1,852 |
Girl names about as popular as Dawn
Questions
- Is Dawn a boy or girl name?
- Dawn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Dawn were girls.
- How popular is the name Dawn?
- 85 baby girls were named Dawn in the US in 2025, making it the 2173rd most popular girl name.
- When was Dawn most popular?
- Dawn peaked in 1970, when 15,681 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #14 in 1971.
- How many people are named Dawn?
- 290,680 babies have been named Dawn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 259,008 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 58.
- Where is Dawn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dawn was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.