Dawn
Meaning
daybreak, first light
Dawn in song
Dawn (Go Away)
The Four Seasons (1964)
The Four Seasons at full stride, a working-class boy telling the girl he loves that she deserves better than the life he could give her.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dawn peaked in the 1960s.
When you meet Dawn
People given the name Dawn in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1979. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Dawn deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Dawn truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Dawn fits with your family’s names and surname.
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