๐Ÿ‘ง Girl Name English ยท English

Dawn

Pronunciation /DAWN/

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โ€œdaybreakโ€

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Meaning of Dawn

Dawn is a girl name of English origin, popular among English families. It means โ€œdaybreak, first lightโ€.

๐Ÿ“Š Name Insights

Popularity
85/100
Modern Style
50/100
Uniqueness
15/100
Pronunciation
100/100

๐Ÿ† Official Popularity

Government birth-registration rankings for Dawn.

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USA ยท SSA
#180
in 2025

Sources: SSA (USA), ONS (England & Wales), NRS (Scotland). A missing source simply means Dawn wasn't ranked there that year.

๐Ÿ“ˆ Dawn Popularity Graph

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA ยท rank by year (#1 = most popular)

#180#234#2872015201920232026
Status
Uncommon
Direction
โ†‘ Rising
2026 Rank
#180

โœ… Based on official year-by-year ranking data.

๐ŸŽจ Nicknames for Dawn

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Daw Dawy

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๐Ÿ“‹ Key Info

Meaningdaybreak
OriginEnglish
GenderGirl Name
Popularity85/100

๐Ÿ“ˆ Name Statistics

Short Meaningdaybreak
First Name LetterD
Total Letters4
Syllables1
Gender Group๐Ÿ‘ง Girl
Heritage OriginEnglish
Dialect BaseEnglish
Registry Popularity85/100

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