Data through 2025

Dawson name popularity in the United States

Dawson ranked #143 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 2,487 boys named Dawson.

Rank#143

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded2,487

SSA

Peak year1999

2,802 recorded

Five-year change+29.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Dawson for boys and girls

Girls

81

3.2% in 2025 · data from 1998 to 2025

Boys

2,487

96.8% in 2025 · data from 1885 to 2025

Dawson in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,487#143
2025girls81#2256
2024boys2,587#139
2024girls90#2118
2023boys2,451#149
2023girls100#1965
2022boys2,047#184
2022girls94#2048
2021boys1,832#207
2021girls99#1971
2020boys1,918#197
2020girls73#2394
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,487#143
2025girls81#2256
2024boys2,587#139
2024girls90#2118
2023boys2,451#149
2023girls100#1965
2022boys2,047#184
2022girls94#2048
2021boys1,832#207
2021girls99#1971
2020boys1,918#197
2020girls73#2394
2019boys1,960#202
2019girls82#2231
2018boys2,101#194
2018girls98#1997
2017boys2,018#196
2017girls64#2689
2016boys1,795#216
2016girls82#2308
2015boys1,594#238
2015girls66#2685
2014boys1,083#320
2014girls44#3549
2013boys1,036#320
2013girls32#4422
2012boys1,036#316
2012girls32#4486
2011boys1,012#315
2011girls24#5543
2010boys1,168#289
2010girls23#5771
2009boys1,154#284
2009girls27#5226
2008boys1,292#269
2008girls24#5750
2007boys1,409#250
2007girls20#6552
2006boys1,550#233
2006girls26#5233
2005boys1,600#221
2005girls19#6245
2004boys1,763#206
2004girls25#5062
2003boys1,805#204
2003girls27#4668
2002boys1,953#193
2002girls32#3978
2001boys2,030#183
2001girls24#4834
2000boys2,312#168
2000girls37#3527
1999boys2,802#136
1999girls32#3718
1998boys1,895#175
1998girls20#5123
1997boys209#734
1996boys195#757
1995boys149#896
1994boys158#853
1993boys117#1015
1992boys85#1221
1991boys75#1297
1990boys65#1383
1989boys67#1336
1988boys47#1553
1987boys44#1587
1986boys28#2057
1985boys34#1764
1984boys32#1764
1983boys19#2493
1982boys31#1815
1981boys23#2204
1980boys29#1910
1979boys23#2157
1978boys18#2473
1977boys17#2556
1976boys24#1999
1975boys18#2361
1974boys36#1439
1973boys20#2036
1972boys14#2534
1971boys16#2366
1970boys25#1743
1969boys15#2217
1968boys20#1788
1967boys12#2352
1966boys16#1963
1965boys12#2366
1964boys11#2546
1963boys21#1744
1962boys19#1852
1961boys16#2070
1960boys17#1973
1959boys17#1974
1958boys21#1724
1957boys27#1511
1956boys16#2015
1955boys16#1979
1954boys23#1593
1953boys27#1455
1952boys26#1485
1951boys32#1295
1950boys28#1364
1949boys31#1297
1948boys39#1145
1947boys40#1148
1946boys22#1509
1945boys16#1697
1944boys28#1255
1943boys20#1577
1942boys21#1537
1941boys17#1685
1940boys30#1227
1939boys32#1141
1938boys13#1976
1937boys26#1313
1936boys29#1225
1935boys27#1295
1934boys16#1783
1933boys20#1540
1932boys18#1716
1931boys28#1302
1930boys22#1559
1929boys23#1523
1928boys34#1228
1927boys22#1647
1926boys27#1404
1925boys31#1304
1924boys35#1223
1923boys28#1385
1922boys35#1222
1921boys36#1199
1920boys33#1252
1919boys27#1386
1918boys28#1343
1917boys30#1238
1916boys24#1415
1915boys30#1181
1914boys24#1188
1913boys19#1173
1912boys14#1268
1911boys13#925
1910boys11#981
1909boys6#1277
1907boys6#1200
1905boys5#1233
1904boys10#760
1901boys6#943
1900boys5#1310
1898boys5#1121
1891boys7#766
1890boys7#814
1889boys5#974
1888boys8#755
1887boys8#679
1885boys5#936

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Dawson’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+56.0%
Change since peak-11.2%