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Dawn

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What official birth registration shows about Dawn: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #620 to #4103.200020052010201520202025#620#4103
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#620
1997#750
1998#869
1999#780
2000#1033
2001#1870
2002#1442
2003#1129
2004#1617
2005#1796
2006#1153
2007#1573
2008#2487
2009#1752
2010#2392
2011#2432
2012#3681
2013#3160
2014#4003
2015#4103
2016#4096
2017#4063
2018#3985
2019#2643
2020#3447
2021#3961
2022#3970
2023#2689
2024#3318
2025#3333

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 58 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3333 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1954–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in New Zealand in 1956.

Dawn's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#33337HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#33187HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#26899HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#39615HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#26439HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#40965HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#41035HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#40035HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#36816HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#243210HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#239210HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#175215HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#24879HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#157316HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#115323HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#179612HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#161713HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#112920HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#144213HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#18709HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#103320HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#78029HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#86925HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#75031HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#62039HighVerified
1954New South Wales, Australiafemale#9972InsufficientNot yet available
1956New Zealandfemale#9562HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3843HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#2525HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#3513HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#7364HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#8343HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#5816HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#8943HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#9073HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#41411HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5108HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#38312HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#37311HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#4647HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#3988HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#3409HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4905HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4435HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4415HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#3248HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#3556HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#25210HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#22619HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#23516HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#17325HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#17424HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#18423HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#17227HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#16529HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#13936HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#14635HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#17327HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#18826HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#12148HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#11856HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#14046HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#2744HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#12456HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#13951HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#13655HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#14652HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#14550HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#3243HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#14050HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#3263HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#15445HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#13852HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#17035HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#17038HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#16141HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#20822HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#21220HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#2426HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#24312HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#22115HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#24311HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#22112HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#2886HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#3254HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#2746HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Dawn is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Dawn, between 1954 and 2025, in 64 of those 72 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia19541#99 in 1954
New Zealand19561#95 in 1956
Republic of Ireland1964–202558#118 in 1985
England and Wales1996–202530#620 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20064#252 in 2002

Its high point came 48 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1954) than in Northern Ireland (2002).

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 1956; it appears again in 1964.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Dawn

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1954–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1954 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #95 in New Zealand in 1956. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.