How Many People Are Named Dawnya Jones?

There are approximately 1 people named Dawnya Jones living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Dawnya with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jones. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Dawnya: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Dawnya. The peak year was 1970 with 18 births. The average person named Dawnya today is 51 years old.

0 4 7 11 14 18 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995

Ancestry of the First Name Dawnya

In the 2020 Census, the first name Dawnya was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (63.07%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (22.82%) and Hispanic (6.22%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Dawnya in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Dawnya rose or fell over time.

White
63.07%
Black
22.82%
Hispanic
6.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.83%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.66%
Two or More Races
5.39%

Ancestry of the Jones Surname

The surname Jones was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Jones in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
53.06%
Black
37.22%
Hispanic
3.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.59%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.91%
Two or More Races
4.87%

How we calculated this

The first name "Dawnya" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Jones" appears at a rate of 462.78 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Dawnya are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Dawnya Jones: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Dawnya Jones?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Dawnya Jones are alive in the United States today. The first name Dawnya is shared by 201 Americans, and the surname Jones is shared by 1,586,209.

How rare is the name Dawnya Jones?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Dawnya is very rare and the surname Jones is very common.

Is Dawnya a male or female name?

Dawnya is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1970 and the average bearer today is 51 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Dawnya?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Dawnya was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (63.07%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (22.82%) and Hispanic (6.22%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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