Dawson

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Dawson is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Dawson first appears in the data in 1998 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 86 babies (rank #471 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dawson

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

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

705

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1998	7	#1,685
1999	13	#1,091
2000	15	#1,016
2001	17	#955
2002	19	#920
2003	14	#1,202
2004	26	#823
2005	24	#926
2006	28	#867
2007	39	#714
2008	31	#872
2009	32	#870
2010	54	#609
2011	57	#605
2012	45	#738
2013	55	#622
2014	57	#611
2015	86	#471
2016	86	#471