How Many People Are Named Dawnita?
An estimated 301 people in the United States have the first name Dawnita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Dawnita peaked in popularity in 1967 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawnita 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 Dawnita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
301
About 1 in 1,138,719 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1967
23 births
Total Registered
348
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawnita
Dawnita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 348 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dawnita as a female name
Ranked #12,463 in 1997
6 female births in 1997
Peak: 1967 (23 births)
Dawnita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawnita span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 136 babies were registered. Dawnita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dawnita by Decade
How has Dawnita 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.
Dawnita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawnita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dawnita
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Dawnita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawnita?
We estimate approximately 301 people named Dawnita 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 1,138,719 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawnita a common name?
Dawnita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 348 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawnita most popular?
Dawnita reached peak popularity in 1967, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawnita is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawnita a female name?
Dawnita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawnita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawnita Smith, Dawnita Johnson, Dawnita 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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