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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dawna

Dawna was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 579th with 264 babies. More babies were named Dawna in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1966264 babies
Total since 1880
6,017babies recorded

Dawna popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#13,8387
2000#9,32910
1990#2,91839
1980#1,31996
1970#756195
1960#771175
1950#1,26053
1940#1,48427
1930#2,44913
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dawna, counting every spelling?

Dawna has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dawna?

About 5,000 people born in the US named Dawna are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 51 and 66. That makes Dawna a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Dawna by state

How common Dawna was among girls born in each state in 1964–1968, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (4.3×), Maine (3.6×), Washington (3.6×), Kansas (3.5×), Oklahoma (2.4×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: 0.51 per 1,000 babiesME0.51Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: 0.41 per 1,000 babiesNH0.41Washington: 0.51 per 1,000 babiesWA0.51Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIL0.07Michigan: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMI0.06New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesMA0.24Oregon: 0.33 per 1,000 babiesOR0.33Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesIN0.13Ohio: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesOH0.15Pennsylvania: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesPA0.16New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesCA0.25Utah: 0.60 per 1,000 babiesUT0.60Colorado: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesCO0.19Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesMO0.14Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesWV0.17Virginia: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesVA0.09Maryland: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMD0.05Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.48 per 1,000 babiesKS0.48Arkansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAR0.07Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNC0.02South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.34 per 1,000 babiesOK0.34Louisiana: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesLA0.03Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesTX0.17Florida: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesFL0.12
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dawna, girls, 1964–1968. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Dawna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dawna, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Dawna

How popular is the name Dawna?

Dawna was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 579th with 264 babies. More babies were named Dawna in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Dawna a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dawna in the US.

Where was Dawna most popular?

In 1964–1968, Dawna was most common in Utah (0.60 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maine and Washington.