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Dawson

“son of David”

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The story behind the name

Meet Dawson.

US birth records for 2025 list 81 girls named Dawson (rank #2,260) and 2,487 boys named Dawson (rank #143).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 90 in 2024 to 81 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 2,587 in 2024 to 2,487 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Dawson?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#2,26081 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1432,487 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420252,5870
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys1432,487
2025Girls2,26081
2024Boys1392,587
2024Girls2,12190
2023Boys1492,451
2023Girls1,969100
2022Boys1842,047
2022Girls2,05294
2021Boys2071,832
2021Girls1,97399
2020Boys1971,918
2020Girls2,39873
2019Boys2021,960
2019Girls2,23782
2018Boys1942,101
2018Girls2,00098
2017Boys1962,018
2017Girls2,69964
2016Boys2161,795
2016Girls2,31382
2015Boys2381,594
2015Girls2,68866
2014Boys3201,083
2014Girls3,55444

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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