Dawn
| Origin | Gender | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Australian | Girl | Daybreak / After Dawn Fraser |
| German | Girl | Sunrise |
| Greek | Girl | diana, sunrise |
| Nature | Girl | The first appearance of light. |
| Old English | Girl | dawn |
Fun Facts About the Name Dawn
Popularity of Dawn
Popularity Analysis
The name Dawn first appeared in the social security administration database in 1915. Its highest popularity ranking was #14, which it reached in 1971. It has been a long-time favorite, spending 27 years in the top 100. As of 2000, it ranked #914.
| Year | Rank | Gender | % of Total Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 914 | Female | 0.0120% |
| 1999 | 918 | Female | 0.0118% |
| 1998 | 805 | Female | 0.0136% |
| 1997 | 680 | Female | 0.0167% |
| 1996 | 793 | Female | 0.0136% |
| 1995 | 666 | Female | 0.0167% |
| 1994 | 584 | Female | 0.0200% |
| 1993 | 498 | Female | 0.0252% |
| 1992 | 412 | Female | 0.0306% |
| 1991 | 385 | Female | 0.0329% |
| 1990 | 359 | Female | 0.0360% |
| 1989 | 304 | Female | 0.0431% |
| 1988 | 247 | Female | 0.0553% |
| 1987 | 232 | Female | 0.0616% |
| 1986 | 184 | Female | 0.0787% |
| 1985 | 165 | Female | 0.0938% |
| 1984 | 141 | Female | 0.1169% |
| 1983 | 106 | Female | 0.1475% |
| 1982 | 95 | Female | 0.1705% |
| 1981 | 79 | Female | 0.2146% |
| 1980 | 67 | Female | 0.2517% |
| 1979 | 57 | Female | 0.2743% |
| 1978 | 52 | Female | 0.3176% |
| 1977 | 43 | Female | 0.3703% |
| 1976 | 35 | Female | 0.4488% |
| 1975 | 23 | Female | 0.5605% |
| 1974 | 22 | Female | 0.6016% |
| 1973 | 21 | Female | 0.6367% |
| 1972 | 20 | Female | 0.7033% |
| 1971 | 14 | Female | 0.8152% |
| 1970 | 16 | Female | 0.8559% |
| 1969 | 21 | Female | 0.7813% |
| 1968 | 21 | Female | 0.7862% |
| 1967 | 27 | Female | 0.7669% |
| 1966 | 24 | Female | 0.7751% |
| 1965 | 26 | Female | 0.7300% |
| 1964 | 33 | Female | 0.6446% |
| 1963 | 52 | Female | 0.4234% |
| 1962 | 50 | Female | 0.4431% |
| 1961 | 49 | Female | 0.4406% |
| 1960 | 57 | Female | 0.3757% |
| 1959 | 54 | Female | 0.3797% |
| 1958 | 84 | Female | 0.2749% |
| 1957 | 93 | Female | 0.2460% |
| 1956 | 92 | Female | 0.2489% |
| 1955 | 103 | Female | 0.2104% |
| 1954 | 124 | Female | 0.1685% |
| 1953 | 138 | Female | 0.1368% |
| 1952 | 164 | Female | 0.0992% |
| 1951 | 188 | Female | 0.0831% |
| 1950 | 191 | Female | 0.0802% |
| 1949 | 209 | Female | 0.0733% |
| 1948 | 208 | Female | 0.0711% |
| 1947 | 208 | Female | 0.0699% |
| 1946 | 222 | Female | 0.0645% |
| 1945 | 246 | Female | 0.0554% |
| 1944 | 268 | Female | 0.0479% |
| 1943 | 253 | Female | 0.0533% |
| 1942 | 266 | Female | 0.0485% |
| 1941 | 278 | Female | 0.0425% |
| 1940 | 303 | Female | 0.0362% |
| 1939 | 288 | Female | 0.0412% |
| 1938 | 288 | Female | 0.0413% |
| 1937 | 290 | Female | 0.0414% |
| 1936 | 268 | Female | 0.0474% |
| 1935 | 310 | Female | 0.0367% |
| 1934 | 372 | Female | 0.0266% |
| 1933 | 359 | Female | 0.0293% |
| 1932 | 355 | Female | 0.0289% |
| 1931 | 379 | Female | 0.0264% |
| 1930 | 454 | Female | 0.0189% |
| 1929 | 441 | Female | 0.0193% |
| 1928 | 503 | Female | 0.0157% |
| 1927 | 501 | Female | 0.0157% |
| 1926 | 526 | Female | 0.0143% |
| 1925 | 646 | Female | 0.0101% |
| 1924 | 631 | Female | 0.0109% |
| 1923 | 644 | Female | 0.0105% |
| 1922 | 710 | Female | 0.0084% |
| 1921 | 753 | Female | 0.0073% |
| 1920 | 787 | Female | 0.0068% |
| 1919 | 884 | Female | 0.0054% |
| 1917 | 946 | Female | 0.0048% |
| 1916 | 894 | Female | 0.0053% |
| 1915 | 855 | Female | 0.0057% |
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