—2024 rank
1970peak year
289,467babies named Dawn since 1880
▲ +26%5-year trend
Dawn popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Dawn mean?
From the English word for daybreak, from Old English dagung, related to dæg, 'day'. A nature-word name that rose sharply in the 1960s and 1970s.
OriginEnglish
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Gendergirl
Stylenature, vintage
Names like Dawn
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Famous Dawns
- Dawn French, comedian
Spellings & variants
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