Is Dawn a boy or girl name?
Dawn is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 108 girls and 6 boys were named Dawn, so 94.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 290,592 US babies named Dawn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,209
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,850
- Babies named Dawn since 1888
- 290,592
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 15,724 babies
Boys and girls named Dawn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 357 | 100% |
| 1920s | 27 | 1,464 | 98.2% |
| 1930s | 44 | 3,732 | 98.8% |
| 1940s | 38 | 8,631 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 112 | 38,899 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 314 | 114,292 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 353 | 92,445 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 114 | 22,406 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 32 | 4,303 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,576 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 921 | 100% |
| 2020s | 6 | 465 | 98.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,209 | 108 | #1,850 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,338 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,964 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,010 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,174 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,159 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,969 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,944 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,252 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,999 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,073 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,349 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,118 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,059 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,138 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,867 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,867 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,762 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,641 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,616 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,352 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,101 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,079 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,162 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 240 | #910 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 231 | #915 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 264 | #806 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 318 | #681 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 260 | #795 |
| 1995 | 5 | #9,170 | 320 | #668 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,991 | 391 | #583 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 497 | #498 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,654 | 613 | #412 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,489 | 669 | #385 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,471 | 740 | #361 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,181 | 857 | #306 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 1,061 | #248 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,067 | 1,154 | #231 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,933 | 1,452 | #184 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,406 | 1,730 | #165 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,760 | 2,105 | #142 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,598 | 2,641 | #106 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,147 | 3,088 | #95 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,431 | 3,839 | #79 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,749 | 4,479 | #67 |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,118 | 4,724 | #57 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,730 | 5,217 | #52 |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,140 | 6,096 | #43 |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,128 | 7,048 | #35 |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,150 | 8,744 | #23 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,443 | 9,417 | #22 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,332 | 9,890 | #21 |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,292 | 11,340 | #20 |
| 1971 | 40 | #1,335 | 14,288 | #14 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,266 | 15,681 | #16 |
| 1969 | 51 | #1,087 | 13,768 | #21 |
| 1968 | 29 | #1,458 | 13,441 | #21 |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,138 | 13,167 | #27 |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,379 | 13,603 | #24 |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,390 | 13,341 | #26 |
| 1964 | 37 | #1,291 | 12,614 | #33 |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,599 | 8,414 | #52 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,720 | 8,982 | #50 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,746 | 9,150 | #49 |
| 1960 | 23 | #1,701 | 7,812 | #57 |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,599 | 7,899 | #54 |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,562 | 5,674 | #84 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,522 | 5,159 | #93 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,396 | 5,127 | #92 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,811 | 4,216 | #103 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,628 | 3,356 | #124 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,963 | 2,640 | #138 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,444 | 1,884 | #166 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,423 | 1,533 | #188 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,411 | #191 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,285 | #209 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,241 | #208 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,449 | 1,269 | #208 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #223 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,421 | 745 | #246 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 654 | #268 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,653 | 765 | #253 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,291 | 675 | #266 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,930 | 530 | #278 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,520 | 427 | #303 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 468 | #288 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,520 | 471 | #288 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,726 | 457 | #288 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 512 | #268 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 398 | #311 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,039 | 288 | #372 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,350 | 307 | #359 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,460 | 319 | #356 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,909 | 291 | #379 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 221 | #453 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,092 | 223 | #441 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 188 | #503 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,338 | 194 | #502 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,345 | 175 | #528 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,354 | 130 | #639 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 141 | #633 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,544 | 131 | #644 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 104 | #713 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 94 | #753 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 84 | #787 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 63 | #884 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,035 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 54 | #946 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 57 | #894 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 58 | #856 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,103 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,694 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,317 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,820 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,808 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,572 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,880 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,785 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,006 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,952 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,320 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,539 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,196 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,120 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,330 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dawn reached #1,087 in 1969. As a girl name, it reached #14 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dawn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.