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Widely Heard Thanks To TV Show Dawson's Creek. Also, Jack's Last Name In Titanic, Character Played By Leonardo Di Caprio. .
Dawson Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
97.72%
Male
2.28%
Female
Dawson is predominantly a boys name, with 2.28% of Dawsons being girls, and 97.72% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 40470 males named Dawson, and 944 females given the name
Popularity of Dawson by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Dawson in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Dawson: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2024
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Dawson' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Dawson in the USA from 1880-2024. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Dawson's average ranking is 2846.19, with it's highest ever rank being #. Dawson has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 2 times.
Dawson has been used in the United States ever since 1885, with over 41414 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Dawson gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1998, when it's usage went up by 893.83%. During this year, 1895 babies were named Dawson, which was 0.0519% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.076%, in this year alone more than 3000 boys were named Dawson.
Popular 'D' Names for Boys
Boys names starting with 'D'
Listed below are the 20 most commonly used baby names begining with D. These boys names are ordered by their overall popularity of recently named babies in the United states. Also listed is their their rank compared to other 'D' names, their over all rank among all boy names, the total number of baby boys expected to be given this name in 2024, and the total percentage of boys given this name.
| Name | 'D-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 1. | 19. | 12839 | 0.355% |
| David | 2. | 26. | 11028 | 0.305% |
| Dylan | 3. | 43. | 9657 | 0.267% |
| Dominic | 4. | 107. | 5394 | 0.149% |
| Declan | 5. | 187. | 3596 | 0.099% |
| Damian | 6. | 209. | 3328 | 0.092% |
| Diego | 7. | 220. | 3186 | 0.088% |
| Dean | 8. | 363. | 1953 | 0.054% |
| Dawson | 9. | 399. | 1778 | 0.049% |
| Derek | 10. | 416. | 1702 | 0.047% |
| Damien | 11. | 522. | 1292 | 0.036% |
| Dallas | 12. | 554. | 1218 | 0.034% |
| Devin | 13. | 569. | 1164 | 0.032% |
| Donovan | 14. | 579. | 1148 | 0.032% |
| Dalton | 15. | 640. | 1038 | 0.029% |
| Dominick | 16. | 648. | 1024 | 0.028% |
| Dante | 17. | 664. | 1004 | 0.028% |
| Daxton | 18. | 713. | 917 | 0.025% |
| Desmond | 19. | 729. | 891 | 0.025% |
| Dakota | 20. | 755. | 861 | 0.024% |