Dawna
Meaning
“A modern American feminine elaboration of Dawn, the English word for daybreak.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dawna peaked in the 1960s.
When you meet Dawna
Most people given the name Dawna in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Dawna you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Dawna deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Dawna 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 Dawna fits with your family’s names and surname.
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