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Dawna

#2,214 most common girls' name of all time · #3,766 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1919–2023

Rank among girls
#2,214
Rank overall
#3,766 of 105,966
First appeared
1919
Years on the list
95 of 146
All-time
6,017
Since 2016
11
Peak year
1966 #579
Best rank
#579 1966
Girls Boys peak 264/yr
192019401960198020002020

Dawna first appears in 1919. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2023 5 5 #15,429
2017 6 6 #14,297
2015 7 7 #13,120
2013 5 5 #16,770
2012 6 6 #15,155
2010 7 7 #13,581
2009 6 6 #15,402
2008 10 10 #10,892
2006 12 12 #9,359
2005 7 7 #13,143
2004 6 6 #14,346
2003 8 8 #11,445
2002 10 10 #9,573
2001 6 6 #13,683
2000 10 10 #9,267
1999 19 19 #5,464
1998 6 6 #12,593
1997 24 24 #4,399
1996 22 22 #4,607
1995 19 19 #5,054
1994 25 25 #4,141
1993 34 34 #3,304
1992 30 30 #3,610
1991 30 30 #3,566
1990 39 39 #2,920
1989 42 42 #2,677
1988 42 42 #2,556
1987 40 40 #2,547
1986 45 45 #2,279
1985 37 37 #2,621
1984 57 57 #1,872
1983 49 49 #2,056
1982 76 76 #1,558
1981 91 91 #1,366
1980 96 96 #1,322
1979 73 73 #1,578
1978 63 63 #1,677
1977 66 66 #1,615
1976 92 92 #1,228
1975 118 118 #1,024
1974 117 117 #1,029
1973 107 107 #1,079
1972 159 159 #830
1971 169 169 #823
1970 195 195 #757
1969 200 200 #711
1968 233 233 #633
1967 227 227 #636
1966 264 264 #579
1965 233 233 #643
1964 258 258 #637
1963 210 210 #705
1962 180 180 #779
1961 177 177 #791
1960 175 175 #773
1959 168 168 #786
1958 152 152 #821
1957 156 156 #810
1956 234 234 #627
1955 91 91 #1,059
1954 79 79 #1,113
1953 63 63 #1,223
1952 51 51 #1,364
1951 66 66 #1,158
1950 53 53 #1,268
1949 40 40 #1,464
1948 45 45 #1,384
1947 53 53 #1,252
1946 43 43 #1,332
1945 40 40 #1,277
1944 32 32 #1,451
1943 28 28 #1,617
1942 39 39 #1,295
1941 28 28 #1,497
1940 27 27 #1,509
1939 19 19 #1,870
1938 25 25 #1,546
1937 10 10 #2,895
1936 20 20 #1,732
1935 20 20 #1,776
1934 22 22 #1,648
1933 19 19 #1,829
1932 15 15 #2,223
1931 17 17 #2,018
1930 13 13 #2,542
1929 15 15 #2,295
1928 5 5 #5,214
1927 13 13 #2,692
1926 12 12 #2,868
1925 11 11 #3,106
1924 11 11 #3,135
1923 10 10 #3,341
1922 6 6 #4,895
1921 10 10 #3,394
1919 6 6 #4,739