Dawnya
Feminine
Dawnya entered the US charts in 1962, peaked at #3435 in 1970, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Dawnya?
Dawnya first appears in US birth records in 1962 — 63 years ago. The typical Dawnya alive today was born around 1973, making them about 52 years old. About 200 people named Dawnya are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Dawnya most popular?
Dawnya peaked in 1970, reaching #3435 nationally. See the whole 1970 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1962
- Most girls named
- 197018 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3435reached in 1970
- Change vs 1996
- 0.0%5 in 1998, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Dawnyas among us
people named Dawnya are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Dawnya sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Dawnyas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Dawnya are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Dawnya in 2025?
- Dawnya is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Dawnya with classmates?
- Dawnya will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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