Is Dawna a boy or girl name?
Dawna was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,017 US babies named Dawna were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Dawna since 1919
- 6,017
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 264 babies
Boys and girls named Dawna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 180 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 375 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,113 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,157 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,159 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 575 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 248 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 75 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,752 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,570 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,343 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,211 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,440 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,836 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,724 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 10 | #11,008 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,443 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,355 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,604 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,573 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,676 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,961 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,329 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,491 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,854 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,412 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,624 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,067 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,148 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,306 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,601 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,559 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,918 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,671 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,553 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,538 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,272 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,609 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,868 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,052 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,556 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,364 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,319 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,572 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,675 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,613 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,226 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,024 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,026 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,077 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 159 | #830 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 169 | #822 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 195 | #756 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 200 | #709 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 233 | #633 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 227 | #635 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 264 | #579 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 233 | #642 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 258 | #637 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 210 | #703 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 180 | #776 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 177 | #788 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 175 | #771 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 168 | #786 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 152 | #819 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 156 | #810 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 234 | #627 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,055 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,110 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,215 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,355 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,153 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,260 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,456 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,374 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,243 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,323 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,268 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,438 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,601 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,281 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,478 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,484 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,812 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,513 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,775 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,702 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,732 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,615 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,795 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,161 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,960 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,449 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,218 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,871 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,585 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,733 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,986 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,176 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,572 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,215 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,373 |
Highest rank
Dawna has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #579 in 1966. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dawna
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.