How Many People Are Named Dawsen?
An estimated 530 people in the United States have the first name Dawsen. It is predominantly male (94.2%). The average bearer is 15 years old, and Dawsen peaked in popularity in 1999 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dawsen 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 Dawsen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
530
About 1 in 646,706 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.2% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
1999
38 births
Total Registered
536
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dawsen
Dawsen is predominantly male (94.2%), though 31 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Dawsen as a male name
Ranked #5,700 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (38 births)
Dawsen as a female name
Ranked #15,808 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (7 births)
Dawsen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dawsen span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 198 babies were registered. While Dawsen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dawsen by Decade
How has Dawsen 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.
Dawsen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dawsen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dawsen
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dawsen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dawsen?
We estimate approximately 530 people named Dawsen 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 646,706 Americans share this first name.
Is Dawsen a common name?
Dawsen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 536 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dawsen most popular?
Dawsen reached peak popularity in 1999, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dawsen is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dawsen a male name?
Dawsen is predominantly male. 94.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dawsen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dawsen Smith, Dawsen Johnson, Dawsen 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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