# Dawn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dawn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 290,680 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,039 / 289,641 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 380, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From dawn.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94 | 2,059 |
| 2012 | 90 | 2,118 |
| 2013 | 78 | 2,350 |
| 2014 | 94 | 2,074 |
| 2015 | 99 | 1,999 |
| 2016 | 85 | 2,252 |
| 2017 | 105 | 1,918 |
| 2018 | 100 | 1,969 |
| 2019 | 86 | 2,160 |
| 2020 | 83 | 2,176 |
| 2021 | 96 | 2,011 |
| 2022 | 100 | 1,964 |
| 2023 | 78 | 2,340 |
| 2024 | 108 | 1,857 |
| 2025 | 85 | 2,174 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17 | 2,749 |
| 1981 | 20 | 2,431 |
| 1982 | 14 | 3,147 |
| 1983 | 18 | 2,598 |
| 1984 | 11 | 3,760 |
| 1985 | 9 | 4,406 |
| 1986 | 11 | 3,933 |
| 1987 | 8 | 5,068 |
| 1989 | 6 | 7,182 |
| 1990 | 9 | 5,471 |
| 1991 | 6 | 7,489 |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,654 |
| 1994 | 6 | 7,991 |
| 1995 | 5 | 9,171 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11,251 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 2,432 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,681 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4,003 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4,103 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,096 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4,063 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,985 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,643 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3,447 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,961 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,970 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2,689 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3,333 |

## People named Dawn

- Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer and politician (born 1937)
- Dawn French, British actress, comedian and writer (born 1957)
- Dawn Wells, American actress (1938–2020)
- Dawn Harper-Nelson, American hurdler
- Dawn Staley, American basketball player and coach (born 1970)
- Linsey Dawn McKenzie, British pornographic film actress
- Dawn Olivieri, American actress
- Dawn Addams, British actress (1930–1985)
- Dawn Richard, American singer (born 1983)
- Dawn Upshaw, American soprano
- Dawn Burrell, American long jumper
- Dawn McEwen, Canadian female curler

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.