boy's name
Dawsen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 553
Dawsen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1999, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Dawsen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 59 |
| 2000s | 187 |
| 2010s | 198 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 109 |
How popular is Dawsen?
In 2025, Dawsen was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dawsen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dawsen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dawsen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Dawsen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dawsen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dawsen
How popular is the name Dawsen?
In 2025, Dawsen was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Dawsen a girl's or a boy's name?
Dawsen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Dawsen most popular?
Dawsen peaked in 1999, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Dawsen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dawsen currently ranks #5,429 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.