Is Dawsen a boy or girl name?

Dawsen is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 553 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.6% were girls and 94.4% were boys.

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Dawsen

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Dawsen was most popular in 1999, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,496 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 553 people named Dawsen.

Dawsen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dawsen’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dawsen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dawsen is mostly a boy’s name — 5.6% of the 553 Americans given it were girls and 94.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 13% girls and 87% 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.

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