How Many People Are Named Dawon?
An estimated 535 people in the United States have the first name Dawon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Dawon peaked in popularity in 1990 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawon 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 Dawon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
535
About 1 in 640,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1990
24 births
Total Registered
552
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawon
Dawon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 552 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dawon as a male name
Ranked #12,592 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1990 (24 births)
Dawon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawon span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 156 babies were registered. Dawon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dawon by Decade
How has Dawon 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.
Dawon by State
Dawon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dawon
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dawon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawon?
We estimate approximately 535 people named Dawon 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 640,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawon a common name?
Dawon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 552 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawon most popular?
Dawon reached peak popularity in 1990, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawon is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawon a male name?
Dawon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawon Smith, Dawon Johnson, Dawon 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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