The first name Dawn

In 2025, 7 girls were named Dawn, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 39 births (#620).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dawn with other names.

In 2025, 85 girls born in the United States were named Dawn, the 2,174th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 15,681 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• 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, born 1984
• Dawn Staley
  American basketball player and coach (born 1970)
• Linsey Dawn McKenzie
  British pornographic film actress, born 1978
• Dawn Olivieri
  American actress, born 1981
• Dawn Addams
  British actress (1930–1985)
• Dawn Richard
  American singer (born 1983)
• Dawn Upshaw
  American soprano, born 1960
• Dawn Burrell
  American long jumper, born 1973
• Dawn McEwen
  Canadian female curler, born 1980

What does the name Dawn mean?

From dawn.

How popular is the name Dawn?

In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Dawn, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 1996, with 39 births.

Is Dawn a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 290,680 US babies named Dawn since 1880 were girls.

When was Dawn most popular?

1970 in the United States, when 15,681 babies were named Dawn, its highest rank at 16th.

Is Dawn also a surname?

Yes. Dawn is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.