Over the past 110 years, 285 566 girls and 132 boys have been named Dawn. The name Dawn ranks 123th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Dawn in 1914. The peak of popularity of the name Dawn came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.