Masculine dossier · first seen 1885

Dawson

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dawson
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1999

Peak rank proxy

2,802

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1885Peak 19992024

Peak year

1999

Decline from peak

8.1%

2024

2,576

All-time

50,294

Dawson has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1999, when 2,802 boys were named Dawson.

In 2024, only 2,576 boys were given the name.

Down 8.1% from its peak.

All told, about 50,294 Americans have been named Dawson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1885.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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