Name Legacy

Dawnette

Recorded 1951–1991 · United States

Dawnette was most popular in 1971, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,694 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 656 people named Dawnette.

Most popular in1971
Rank that year#2,694
Births that year54
Total since 1880656
Given to100% girls

Dawnette over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Dawnette’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dawnette a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dawnette is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 656 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dawnette

Where Dawnette is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org