How Many People Are Named Dawaun?
An estimated 218 people in the United States have the first name Dawaun. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Dawaun peaked in popularity in 1992 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawaun 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 Dawaun paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
218
About 1 in 1,572,268 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1992
12 births
Total Registered
224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawaun
Dawaun is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 224 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dawaun as a male name
Ranked #12,559 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1992 (12 births)
Dawaun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawaun span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 78 babies were registered. Dawaun has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dawaun by Decade
How has Dawaun 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.
Dawaun + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawaun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dawaun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawaun?
We estimate approximately 218 people named Dawaun 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 1,572,268 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawaun a common name?
Dawaun is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawaun most popular?
Dawaun reached peak popularity in 1992, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawaun is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawaun a male name?
Dawaun is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawaun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawaun Smith, Dawaun Johnson, Dawaun 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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