Dawon
Masculine
Dawon is a two-syllable name that reads differently depending on who reads it. To a Korean eye it is an ordinary given name; in American records it most likely joins a Da- opening to a short second syllable.
How old is the name Dawon?
Dawon first appears in US birth records in 1971 — 54 years ago. The typical Dawon alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 500 people named Dawon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Dawon most popular?
Dawon peaked in 1990, reaching #2695 nationally. See the whole 1990 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Dawon
In Korea, Da-won is a familiar given name, its two syllables chosen from characters with meanings a family selects. In America, the same letters turned up for boys, most likely as a build on the Da- opening of Damon and Davon. Two traditions arrived at one spelling without meeting, and the name belongs equally to both.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Dawon as an American boy's name. In Korean, Da-won is a given name whose meaning depends on the Chinese characters chosen. The record does not say which road a family took.
Pronouncing Dawon
duh-WAHN
American families usually stress the second syllable. In Korean, the two syllables are nearly equal: DA-won.
Nicknames for Dawon
Limited
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
- 1971
- Most boys named
- 199024 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2695reached in 1990
- Change vs 2015
- −16.7%5 in 2019, from 6
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.
Dawons among us
people named Dawon are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Dawon 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
The trade-off
- It is short and easy to say.
- It is rare, so he will seldom share it.
- People will write Dawan or Dewon.
- Korean speakers may take it for a Korean name, often a girl's.
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Frequently asked
- How many Dawons are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Dawon are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Dawon in 2025?
- Dawon is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Dawon with classmates?
- Dawon will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
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