Dawn has been given to about 290,680 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1970, when 15,724 babies were given the name, ranking 16th. The typical living American called Dawn is about 58 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.