Is Dawson a boy or girl name?
Dawson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 90 girls and 2,576 boys were named Dawson, so 3.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.5% of the 51,610 US babies named Dawson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #139
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,109
- Babies named Dawson since 1885
- 51,610
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 2,834 babies
Boys and girls named Dawson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 220 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 304 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 231 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 264 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 233 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 159 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 211 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 355 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 5,750 | 52 | 0.9% |
| 2000s | 16,868 | 261 | 1.5% |
| 2010s | 14,799 | 547 | 3.6% |
| 2020s | 10,817 | 456 | 4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,576 | #139 | 90 | #2,109 |
| 2023 | 2,449 | #149 | 100 | #1,965 |
| 2022 | 2,045 | #184 | 94 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 1,829 | #207 | 99 | #1,970 |
| 2020 | 1,918 | #197 | 73 | #2,398 |
| 2019 | 1,960 | #202 | 82 | #2,237 |
| 2018 | 2,099 | #194 | 98 | #1,999 |
| 2017 | 2,017 | #196 | 64 | #2,697 |
| 2016 | 1,794 | #216 | 82 | #2,312 |
| 2015 | 1,594 | #238 | 66 | #2,686 |
| 2014 | 1,083 | #320 | 44 | #3,554 |
| 2013 | 1,036 | #320 | 32 | #4,448 |
| 2012 | 1,036 | #316 | 32 | #4,523 |
| 2011 | 1,012 | #315 | 24 | #5,592 |
| 2010 | 1,168 | #289 | 23 | #5,829 |
| 2009 | 1,154 | #284 | 27 | #5,255 |
| 2008 | 1,292 | #269 | 24 | #5,809 |
| 2007 | 1,409 | #250 | 20 | #6,625 |
| 2006 | 1,550 | #233 | 26 | #5,272 |
| 2005 | 1,600 | #221 | 19 | #6,339 |
| 2004 | 1,763 | #206 | 25 | #5,098 |
| 2003 | 1,805 | #204 | 27 | #4,702 |
| 2002 | 1,953 | #193 | 32 | #4,009 |
| 2001 | 2,030 | #183 | 24 | #4,872 |
| 2000 | 2,312 | #168 | 37 | #3,538 |
| 1999 | 2,802 | #136 | 32 | #3,732 |
| 1998 | 1,895 | #175 | 20 | #5,188 |
| 1997 | 209 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 195 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 149 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 158 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 117 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 85 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 65 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,338 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 47 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 34 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,507 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 31 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,579 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 24 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,060 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,389 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,239 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,385 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,980 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,571 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,080 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,987 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 17 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 16 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 39 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 40 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,524 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,707 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 26 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 27 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 20 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 23 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 34 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 31 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 35 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 28 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 33 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 27 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,189 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 24 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 19 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,358 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #972 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dawson reached #136 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #1,965 in 2023. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.