Dawson

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Origin and meaning of Dawson

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 98% (8,571 births)

Girls - 2% (175 births)

Source: US SSA data
Boy> Mostly boys
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Origin:: English
Meaning:: Son of David
More info:: Dawson is a surname that is derived from the name David. Hence the meaning "son of David".

The name gained popularity due to the American TV series "Dawson's Creek".

Pronunciation:: DAW sun

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Popularity:: Ranks 315th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Dawson (Source: US SSA)

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Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1885 Dawson was chosen 28,227 times as a name, 391 times for girls and 27,836 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	615	4,594	315	31	1,027
2011	622	5,546	316	24	1,001
2010	572	5,786	289	23	1,155
2009	566	5,234	285	27	1,146
2008	534	5,793	269	24	1,289
2007	498	6,612	250	20	1,406
2006	446	5,259	233	26	1,547
2005	436	6,326	221	19	1,597
2004	397	5,091	206	25	1,763
2003	384	4,695	204	27	1,804
2002	358	4,007	193	32	1,952
2001	342	4,868	183	24	2,030
2000	316	3,534	168	37	2,310
1999	256	3,730	136	32	2,801
1998	341	5,186	175	20	1,895
1997	1,659	-	734	-	209
1996	1,716	-	759	-	195
1995	2,027	-	895	-	149
1994	1,952	-	853	-	158
1993	2,354	-	1,015	-	117
1992	2,898	-	1,224	-	85
1991	3,102	-	1,296	-	75
1990	3,331	-	1,382	-	65
1989	3,140	-	1,339	-	67
1988	3,734	-	1,555	-	47
1987	3,783	-	1,589	-	44
1986	5,039	-	2,065	-	28
1985	4,340	-	1,765	-	34
1984	4,393	-	1,769	-	32
1983	6,156	-	2,504	-	19
1982	4,541	-	1,818	-	31
1981	5,493	-	2,211	-	23
1980	4,624	-	1,860	-	30
1979	5,375	-	2,173	-	23
1978	6,123	-	2,500	-	18
1977	6,332	-	2,580	-	17
1976	4,799	-	2,008	-	24
1975	5,531	-	2,300	-	19
1974	3,566	-	1,473	-	35
1973	5,031	-	2,057	-	20
1972	5,989	-	2,455	-	15
1971	5,821	-	2,382	-	16
1970	4,291	-	1,754	-	25
1969	5,512	-	2,240	-	15
1968	4,403	-	1,798	-	20
1967	5,826	-	2,381	-	12
1966	4,833	-	1,980	-	16
1965	5,744	-	2,395	-	12
1964	6,222	-	2,572	-	11
1963	4,212	-	1,752	-	21
1962	4,415	-	1,865	-	19
1961	4,908	-	2,077	-	16
1960	4,666	-	1,991	-	17
1959	4,538	-	1,988	-	17
1958	4,006	-	1,737	-	21
1957	3,465	-	1,517	-	27
1956	4,641	-	2,027	-	16
1955	4,516	-	1,985	-	16
1954	3,638	-	1,599	-	23
1953	3,254	-	1,458	-	27
1952	3,291	-	1,492	-	26
1951	2,869	-	1,302	-	32
1950	3,019	-	1,377	-	28
1949	2,874	-	1,306	-	31
1948	2,556	-	1,157	-	38
1947	2,537	-	1,154	-	40
1946	3,310	-	1,520	-	22
1945	3,618	-	1,712	-	16
1944	2,658	-	1,260	-	28
1943	3,342	-	1,597	-	20
1942	3,202	-	1,546	-	21
1941	3,497	-	1,705	-	17
1940	2,464	-	1,230	-	30
1939	2,344	-	1,147	-	32
1938	4,021	-	2,005	-	13
1937	2,622	-	1,311	-	26
1936	2,433	-	1,229	-	29
1935	2,571	-	1,302	-	27
1934	3,538	-	1,791	-	16
1933	3,070	-	1,553	-	20
1932	3,376	-	1,728	-	18
1931	2,541	-	1,310	-	28
1930	3,061	-	1,572	-	22
1929	2,989	-	1,533	-	23
1928	2,396	-	1,234	-	34
1927	3,272	-	1,658	-	22
1926	2,831	-	1,414	-	27
1925	2,643	-	1,312	-	31
1924	2,494	-	1,227	-	35
1923	2,802	-	1,387	-	28
1922	2,460	-	1,227	-	35
1921	2,409	-	1,210	-	36
1920	2,529	-	1,258	-	33
1919	2,787	-	1,390	-	27
1918	2,708	-	1,350	-	28
1917	2,484	-	1,243	-	30
1916	2,828	-	1,424	-	24
1915	2,392	-	1,189	-	30
1914	2,356	-	1,195	-	24
1913	2,379	-	1,179	-	19
1912	2,631	-	1,289	-	14
1911	2,157	-	937	-	13
1910	2,286	-	995	-	11
1909	3,050	-	1,312	-	6
1908	-	-	-	-	-
1907	2,851	-	1,228	-	6
1906	-	-	-	-	-
1905	3,006	-	1,276	-	5
1904	1,858	-	770	-	10
1903	-	-	-	-	-
1902	-	-	-	-	-
1901	2,323	-	976	-	6
1900	3,075	-	1,359	-	5
1899	-	-	-	-	-
1898	2,684	-	1,165	-	5
1897	-	-	-	-	-
1896	-	-	-	-	-
1895	-	-	-	-	-
1894	-	-	-	-	-
1893	-	-	-	-	-
1892	-	-	-	-	-
1891	1,789	-	785	-	7
1890	1,826	-	825	-	7
1889	2,163	-	1,002	-	5
1888	1,652	-	763	-	8
1887	1,511	-	698	-	8
1886	-	-	-	-	-
1885	1,935	-	972	-	5
1884	-	-	-	-	-
1883	-	-	-	-	-
1882	-	-	-	-	-
1881	-	-	-	-	-
1880	-	-	-	-	-

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	1699	-	811
1890-99	2100	-	925
1900-09	2623	-	1122
1910-19	2469	-	1200
1920-29	2648	-	1325
1930-39	3026	-	1533
1940-49	3020	-	1431
1950-59	3633	-	1610
1960-64	4550	-	1921
1965-69	5202	-	2139
1970-74	5283	-	2162
1975-79	5696	-	2347
1980-84	5204	-	2098
1985-89	4224	-	1744
1990-94	2921	-	1229
1995-99	1436	5186	641
2000	316	3534	168
2001	342	4868	183
2002	358	4007	193
2003	384	4695	204
2004	397	5091	206
2005	436	6326	221
2006	446	5259	233
2007	498	6612	250
2008	534	5793	269
2009	566	5234	285
2010	572	5786	289
2011	622	5546	316
2012	615	4594	315

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Meaning of Dawson: Dawson is a surname that is derived from the name David

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