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Dawson

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

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

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2020

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2020 to 2020, ranging from #5493 to #5493.2020#5493#5493
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
2020#5493

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

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1998 to 2025.

In 2025: #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #478 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1998–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #1642 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #478 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #126 in Northern Ireland in 2023.

Dawson'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 Walesmale#47881HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#56068HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#65154HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#55569HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#55669HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#54933HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#55167HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#50677HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#51176HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#51776HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#47086HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47086HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#61157HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#62155HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#73445HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#60257HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#60954HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#86832HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#86731HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#71139HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#86328HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#91924HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#81526HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#118814HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#90719HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#94717HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#100215HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#108213HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#16427HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#16413HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#12619HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#15614HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#2498HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#19310HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#18512HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#19411HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#2169HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#20111HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2447HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#2457HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#2676HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#2328HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3284HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2824HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2295HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2066HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#4328HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#27515HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#36210HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#30614HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#27117HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#22621HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#31214HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#4358HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#35611HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#26318HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#35511HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#38210HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#7113HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#5405HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#33011HighVerified

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

Where Dawson is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Dawson, between 1998 and 2025. 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2015Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2023Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2020ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419982025
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
England and Wales1998–202528#470 in 2015
Northern Ireland1999–202419#126 in 2023
Republic of Ireland2010–202515#226 in 2020
Scotland20241#330 in 2024
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What is known about Dawson

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1998–2025.
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 4 regions, from 1998 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #126 in Northern Ireland in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.