How Many People Are Named Dawne?
An estimated 1,976 people in the United States have the first name Dawne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Dawne peaked in popularity in 1965 with 124 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawne 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 Dawne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,976
About 1 in 173,459 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1965
124 births
Total Registered
2,603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawne
Dawne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,603 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dawne as a female name
Ranked #12,168 in 1994
6 female births in 1994
Peak: 1965 (124 births)
Dawne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawne span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,018 babies were registered. Dawne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dawne by Decade
How has Dawne 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.
Dawne by State
Birth registrations for Dawne span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Nebraska, Iowa, North Carolina. On average, about 53 Dawnes were registered per state.
Dawne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dawne
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dawne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawne?
We estimate approximately 1,976 people named Dawne 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 173,459 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawne a common name?
Dawne is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawne most popular?
Dawne reached peak popularity in 1965, when 124 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawne is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawne a female name?
Dawne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawne Smith, Dawne Johnson, Dawne 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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