How Many People Are Named Dawanda?
An estimated 225 people in the United States have the first name Dawanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Dawanda peaked in popularity in 1972 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawanda 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 Dawanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
225
About 1 in 1,523,353 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1972
16 births
Total Registered
249
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawanda
Dawanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 249 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dawanda as a female name
Ranked #14,288 in 1997
5 female births in 1997
Peak: 1972 (16 births)
Dawanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawanda span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 115 babies were registered. Dawanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dawanda by Decade
How has Dawanda 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.
Dawanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dawanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawanda?
We estimate approximately 225 people named Dawanda 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 1,523,353 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawanda a common name?
Dawanda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 249 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawanda most popular?
Dawanda reached peak popularity in 1972, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawanda is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawanda a female name?
Dawanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawanda Smith, Dawanda Johnson, Dawanda 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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