Dawn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Dawn is a feminine given name. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is the first appearance of light, daybreak. It is sometimes used as a name for Eos, the Greek goddess of the dawn.

From Wikipedia

Dawn first appears in the data in 1954 and has been recorded in 2 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1954 with 72 babies (rank #99 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Dawn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dawn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Pokémon: Dawn — Sinnoh coordinator
In The Office (UK): Dawn Tinsley — the receptionist
In Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dawn Summers — Buffy's mystical younger sister

Famous people named Dawn

Dawn Fraserautobiographer · b. 1937
Dawn Frenchfilm actor · b. 1957
Dawn Wellsbeauty pageant contestant · b. 1938

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1954	72	#99
2015	1	#1,352