Dawson

Given to 54,199 US babies since 1885

▲ Rising +31% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#2256
recorded as girls
#143
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
2,568
girls 81 · boys 2,487
Peak year
2024
2,587 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
54,199
since 1885

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dawson was most popular in 2024, when 2,587 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,487 babies were named Dawson, ranking #143 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 31%.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dawson was most popular in 2024, when 2,587 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,487 babies were named Dawson, ranking #143 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 31%.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 2024

Dawson was most popular in 2024, when 2,587 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,487 babies were named Dawson, ranking #143 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 31%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 81 2256 2,487 143
2024 90 2118 2,587 139
2023 100 1965 2,451 149
2022 94 2048 2,047 184
2021 99 1971 1,832 207
2020 73 2394 1,918 197
2019 82 2231 1,960 202
2018 98 1997 2,101 194
2017 64 2689 2,018 196
2016 82 2308 1,795 216
2015 66 2685 1,594 238
2014 44 3549 1,083 320
2013 32 4422 1,036 320
2012 32 4486 1,036 316
2011 24 5543 1,012 315
2010 23 5771 1,168 289
2009 27 5226 1,154 284
2008 24 5750 1,292 269
2007 20 6552 1,409 250
2006 26 5233 1,550 233
2005 19 6245 1,600 221
2004 25 5062 1,763 206
2003 27 4668 1,805 204
2002 32 3978 1,953 193
2001 24 4834 2,030 183
2000 37 3527 2,312 168
1999 32 3718 2,802 136
1998 20 5123 1,895 175
1997 <5 — 209 734
1996 <5 — 195 757
1995 <5 — 149 896
1994 <5 — 158 853
1993 <5 — 117 1015
1992 <5 — 85 1221
1991 <5 — 75 1297
1990 <5 — 65 1383
1989 <5 — 67 1336
1988 <5 — 47 1553
1987 <5 — 44 1587
1986 <5 — 28 2057
1985 <5 — 34 1764
1984 <5 — 32 1764
1983 <5 — 19 2493
1982 <5 — 31 1815
1981 <5 — 23 2204
1980 <5 — 29 1910
1979 <5 — 23 2157
1978 <5 — 18 2473
1977 <5 — 17 2556
1976 <5 — 24 1999
1975 <5 — 18 2361
1974 <5 — 36 1439
1973 <5 — 20 2036
1972 <5 — 14 2534
1971 <5 — 16 2366
1970 <5 — 25 1743
1969 <5 — 15 2217
1968 <5 — 20 1788
1967 <5 — 12 2352
1966 <5 — 16 1963
1965 <5 — 12 2366
1964 <5 — 11 2546
1963 <5 — 21 1744
1962 <5 — 19 1852
1961 <5 — 16 2070
1960 <5 — 17 1973
1959 <5 — 17 1974
1958 <5 — 21 1724
1957 <5 — 27 1511
1956 <5 — 16 2015
1955 <5 — 16 1979
1954 <5 — 23 1593
1953 <5 — 27 1455
1952 <5 — 26 1485
1951 <5 — 32 1295
1950 <5 — 28 1364
1949 <5 — 31 1297
1948 <5 — 39 1145
1947 <5 — 40 1148
1946 <5 — 22 1509
1945 <5 — 16 1697
1944 <5 — 28 1255
1943 <5 — 20 1577
1942 <5 — 21 1537
1941 <5 — 17 1685
1940 <5 — 30 1227
1939 <5 — 32 1141
1938 <5 — 13 1976
1937 <5 — 26 1313
1936 <5 — 29 1225
1935 <5 — 27 1295
1934 <5 — 16 1783
1933 <5 — 20 1540
1932 <5 — 18 1716
1931 <5 — 28 1302
1930 <5 — 22 1559
1929 <5 — 23 1523
1928 <5 — 34 1228
1927 <5 — 22 1647
1926 <5 — 27 1404
1925 <5 — 31 1304
1924 <5 — 35 1223
1923 <5 — 28 1385
1922 <5 — 35 1222
1921 <5 — 36 1199
1920 <5 — 33 1252
1919 <5 — 27 1386
1918 <5 — 28 1343
1917 <5 — 30 1238
1916 <5 — 24 1415
1915 <5 — 30 1181
1914 <5 — 24 1188
1913 <5 — 19 1173
1912 <5 — 14 1268
1911 <5 — 13 925
1910 <5 — 11 981
1909 <5 — 6 1277
1908 <5 — <5 —
1907 <5 — 6 1200
1906 <5 — <5 —
1905 <5 — 5 1233
1904 <5 — 10 760
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — 6 943
1900 <5 — 5 1310
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — 5 1121
1897 <5 — <5 —
1896 <5 — <5 —
1895 <5 — <5 —
1894 <5 — <5 —
1893 <5 — <5 —
1892 <5 — <5 —
1891 <5 — 7 766
1890 <5 — 7 814
1889 <5 — 5 974
1888 <5 — 8 755
1887 <5 — 8 679
1886 <5 — <5 —
1885 <5 — 5 936

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Other spellings

Dawsyn · 1,703 Dason · 623 Dawsen · 553

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Where Dawson is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 3% · boys 97% across all years