How Many People Are Named Daun?
An estimated 602 people in the United States have the first name Daun. It is predominantly female (96.6%). The average bearer is 62 years old, and Daun peaked in popularity in 1964 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daun as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daun paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
602
About 1 in 569,359 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.6% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1964
40 births
Total Registered
805
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daun
Daun is predominantly female (96.6%), though 27 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Daun as a male name
Ranked #4,173 in 1964
5 male births in 1964
Peak: 1957 (7 births)
Daun as a female name
Ranked #13,958 in 2001
6 female births in 2001
Peak: 1964 (35 births)
Daun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daun span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 291 babies were registered. Daun has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daun by Decade
How has Daun tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daun by State
Birth registrations for Daun span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Wisconsin, Michigan. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Michigan. On average, about 8 Dauns were registered per state.
Daun + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Daun
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Daun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daun?
We estimate approximately 602 people named Daun are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 569,359 Americans share this first name.
Is Daun a common name?
Daun is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 805 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daun most popular?
Daun reached peak popularity in 1964, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daun is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daun a female name?
Daun is predominantly female. 96.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daun Smith, Daun Johnson, Daun Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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