How Many People Are Named Dawnya?
An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Dawnya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Dawnya peaked in popularity in 1970 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawnya 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 Dawnya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
201
About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1970
18 births
Total Registered
224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawnya
Dawnya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 224 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dawnya as a female name
Ranked #14,714 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1970 (18 births)
Dawnya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawnya span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 127 babies were registered. Dawnya has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dawnya by Decade
How has Dawnya 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.
Dawnya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawnya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dawnya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawnya?
We estimate approximately 201 people named Dawnya 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 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawnya a common name?
Dawnya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawnya most popular?
Dawnya reached peak popularity in 1970, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawnya is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawnya a female name?
Dawnya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawnya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawnya Smith, Dawnya Johnson, Dawnya 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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