Dawnya

Girl · recorded 1962–1998

  • 1998last recorded
  • 1973best year

Most popular in 1973.

Last recorded in 1998. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Dawnya.

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Its story

Popularity since 1962

061219621971198019891998

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 22 recorded years as a table
Dawnya, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19624
19653
19664
19674
19687
19697
197010
197110
19729
197312
197410
19759
19768
19779
19796
19805
19815
19825
19853
19933
19963
19983

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dawnya isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1998
5
Rank in 1998
#14,122
How rare
1 in 353,389 girls
Since 1962
224

Dawnya was last recorded in 1998. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1973, at 12 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Dawnya doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.