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Dawson name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dawson ranks #143 in male records (2,487 reported) and #2,260 in female records (81 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#2,260 · 81 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 9 female records (90 to 81); rank moved from #2,121 to #2,260.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 18 female records (99 to 81); rank moved from #1,973 to #2,260.
2025 male rank and count
#143 · 2,487 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 100 male records (2,587 to 2,487); rank moved from #139 to #143.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 655 male records (1,832 to 2,487); rank moved from #207 to #143.
Peak year in available data
2024: 2,587 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Dawson becoming more popular?

Dawson's reported male count decreased by 100 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #139 to #143. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Dawson in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DawsonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,5870201620252016: 82 female records2017: 64 female records2018: 98 female records2019: 82 female records2020: 73 female records2021: 99 female records2022: 94 female records2023: 100 female records2024: 90 female records2025: 81 female records2016: 1,795 male records2017: 2,018 male records2018: 2,101 male records2019: 1,960 male records2020: 1,918 male records2021: 1,832 male records2022: 2,047 male records2023: 2,451 male records2024: 2,587 male records2025: 2,487 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025812,2602,487143
2024902,1212,587139
20231001,9692,451149
2022942,0522,047184
2021991,9731,832207
2020732,3981,918197
2019822,2371,960202
2018982,0002,101194
2017642,6992,018196
2016822,3131,795216

Questions about Dawson’s popularity

How common is Dawson in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Dawson ranks #143 in male records (2,487 reported) and #2,260 in female records (81 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Dawson?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Dawson only.

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