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Girl name

Dawna

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Dawna has been given to about 6,017 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1966, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Living in the US≈ 5,297
Median age today60 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dawna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1966 · 264
  • Born in 20250
  • All time6,017

How popular is Dawna?

Its best year was 1966, when 264 babies were given the name, ranking 579th. The typical living American called Dawna is about 60 years old today.

Names that sound like Dawna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dana0.85
  2. Danna0.85
  3. Dayna0.85
  4. Shawna0.75
  5. Anna0.70
  6. Ana0.70
  7. Lana0.70
  8. Jana0.70

Middle names for Dawna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dawna Josephine0.84
  2. Dawna Rose0.83
  3. Dawna Louise0.83
  4. Dawna June0.82
  5. Dawna Pearl0.82
  6. Dawna Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Dawna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.80
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.79
  3. Rockybrother · 0.79
  4. Gwensister · 0.79
  5. Tonybrother · 0.78
  6. Angiesister · 0.76

Where Dawna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dawna White0.78
    2. Dawna Reyes0.78
    3. Dawna Nguyen0.78
    4. Dawna Moore0.78
    5. Dawna Lee0.78
    6. Dawna Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dawna

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.