How Many People Are Named Dawit?
An estimated 545 people in the United States have the first name Dawit. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Dawit peaked in popularity in 2013 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawit 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 Dawit paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
545
About 1 in 628,907 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2013
26 births
Total Registered
553
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawit
Dawit is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 553 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dawit as a male name
Ranked #5,476 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (26 births)
Dawit: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawit span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 181 babies were registered. While Dawit is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dawit by Decade
How has Dawit 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.
Dawit by State
Birth registrations for Dawit span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Minnesota, California. On average, about 7 Dawits were registered per state.
Dawit + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dawit
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dawit: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawit?
We estimate approximately 545 people named Dawit 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 628,907 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawit a common name?
Dawit is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 553 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawit most popular?
Dawit reached peak popularity in 2013, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawit is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawit a male name?
Dawit is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawit Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawit Smith, Dawit Johnson, Dawit 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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