How Many People Are Named Dawna?
An estimated 4,715 people in the United States have the first name Dawna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Dawna peaked in popularity in 1966 with 264 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawna 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 Dawna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,715
About 1 in 72,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1966
264 births
Total Registered
6,017
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawna
Dawna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,017 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dawna as a female name
Ranked #15,752 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1966 (264 births)
Dawna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawna span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,157 babies were registered. Dawna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dawna by Decade
How has Dawna 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.
Dawna by State
Birth registrations for Dawna span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Louisiana, Kentucky. On average, about 118 Dawnas were registered per state.
Dawna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dawna
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Dawna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawna?
We estimate approximately 4,715 people named Dawna 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 72,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawna a common name?
Dawna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,017 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawna most popular?
Dawna reached peak popularity in 1966, when 264 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawna is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawna a female name?
Dawna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawna Smith, Dawna Johnson, Dawna 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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