Dawson Name Popularity
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How popular is Dawson?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Dawson, ranked the 194th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Dawson has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Position 136, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1999 with 2,802 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Dawson was less than 5, most recently in 1908.
Approximately during the years 1909-1915, 1943-1947, 1965-1970, 1983-1999, and 2014-2017, the name Dawson took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1999-2011 were years of successive downward movement.
The popularity trend for Dawson has remained mostly unchanged for a while. however, the number of children named Dawson lately has risen significantly.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Dawson?
Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Dawson is favored by many parents and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Dawson (Girl) | Dawson (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 97 | 2,004 | 2,089 | 194 |
| 2017 | | 64 | 2,694 | 2,008 | 196 |
| 2016 | | 82 | 2,304 | 1,791 | 216 |
| 2015 | | 66 | 2,680 | 1,585 | 238 |
| 2014 | | 44 | 3,549 | 1,081 | 320 |
| 2013 | | 32 | 4,442 | 1,034 | 320 |
| 2012 | | 32 | 4,518 | 1,035 | 316 |
| 2011 | | 24 | 5,585 | 1,012 | 315 |
| 2010 | | 23 | 5,822 | 1,168 | 289 |
| 2009 | | 27 | 5,254 | 1,152 | 285 |
| 2008 | | 24 | 5,805 | 1,292 | 269 |
| 2007 | | 20 | 6,621 | 1,408 | 250 |
| 2006 | | 26 | 5,270 | 1,550 | 233 |
| 2005 | | 19 | 6,335 | 1,600 | 221 |
| 2004 | | 25 | 5,096 | 1,763 | 206 |
| 2003 | | 27 | 4,700 | 1,805 | 204 |
| 2002 | | 32 | 4,009 | 1,953 | 193 |
| 2001 | | 24 | 4,871 | 2,030 | 183 |
| 2000 | | 37 | 3,538 | 2,312 | 168 |
| 1999 | | 32 | 3,731 | 2,802 | 136 |
| 1998 | | 20 | 5,188 | 1,895 | 175 |
| 1997 | | < 5 | -- | 209 | 734 |
| 1996 | | < 5 | -- | 195 | 759 |
| 1995 | | < 5 | -- | 149 | 897 |
| 1994 | | < 5 | -- | 158 | 854 |
| 1993 | | < 5 | -- | 117 | 1,017 |
| 1992 | | < 5 | -- | 85 | 1,224 |
| 1991 | | < 5 | -- | 75 | 1,297 |
| 1990 | | < 5 | -- | 65 | 1,384 |
| 1989 | | < 5 | -- | 67 | 1,339 |
| 1988 | | < 5 | -- | 47 | 1,560 |
| 1987 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 1,592 |
| 1986 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 2,066 |
| 1985 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 1,765 |
| 1984 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,769 |
| 1983 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 2,507 |
| 1982 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 1,820 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 2,215 |
| 1980 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,865 |
| 1979 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 2,174 |
| 1978 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 2,502 |
| 1977 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 2,579 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 2,010 |
| 1975 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 2,302 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 1,476 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 2,058 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 2,561 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 2,385 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 1,757 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 2,237 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 1,796 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,381 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,979 |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | 12 | 2,390 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,571 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,752 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,865 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 2,080 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,990 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,992 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,737 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 1,518 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 2,031 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,988 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,600 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 1,458 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,492 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,310 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,373 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 1,305 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 1,148 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 1,153 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,524 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,710 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,260 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 1,595 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 21 | 1,545 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,707 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,232 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 32 | 1,145 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 2,007 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 26 | 1,312 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 29 | 1,229 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 1,302 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,791 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 20 | 1,551 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 18 | 1,731 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,312 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,571 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 23 | 1,535 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 1,232 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 1,656 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 1,412 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 1,310 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 1,228 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,390 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 35 | 1,227 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 1,207 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,258 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 1,389 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 1,349 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,242 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 1,424 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 1,189 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 1,196 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 19 | 1,178 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 1,288 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 937 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 995 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,312 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 1,228 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,276 |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 770 |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 976 |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,358 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,165 |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 785 |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 825 |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,002 |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 763 |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 698 |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 972 |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |