Dawn Forename

1,432nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 679,811 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Dawn Forename Definition:

A female name. the use of this as a christian name is a 2oth-C invention of novelette writers, which has sometimes been adopted in real life.

Dawn Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
486,3541:745146
England
100%
101,6031:547124
Canada
100%
35,3331:938208
South Africa
 
99%
11,7571:4,638877
Australia-6,6621:2,050387
Scotland
100%
6,4341:832174
New Zealand-5,5921:811191
Wales
100%
5,3171:582136
Jamaica-3,4281:841219
Philippines
 
86%
2,5001:42,4043,299
Ireland
100%
1,2431:3,736426
Guyana
100%
9451:80899
Sri Lanka-8581:24,2413,095
Northern Ireland
100%
7351:2,508381
Bangladesh-7331:217,54610,835
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
7061:1,928368
Cambodia
 
77%
6981:23,3142,009
Singapore
100%
5521:11,3902,350
Malawi
55%
 
4871:35,1382,639
Zimbabwe
 
84%
4361:35,3763,375
India
 
66%
4051:2,999,699136,513
Netherlands
 
99%
3911:43,2283,124
China-3571:3,826,48751,290
Barbados-3321:873201
Egypt-3041:302,3069,724
Thailand
 
90%
2601:269,48415,877
Germany
 
99%
2561:377,6484,460
Bahrain-2521:5,352871
Saudi Arabia-2331:132,24312,172
Ghana-2251:119,9394,817
Kenya-2191:211,4488,408
France
100%
1801:369,2804,580
Fiji-1731:5,1581,243
Bahamas-1721:2,322488
Spain
100%
1701:273,7064,755
Belize
100%
1641:2,160494
Antigua and Barbuda-1521:65489
Malaysia
 
93%
1491:204,36211,740
Dominican Republic-1481:70,4824,180
Jersey-1371:730169
Hong Kong-1271:61,0452,587
Bermuda-1111:584102
United States Virgin Islands-1061:1,035213
Swaziland-1031:12,6231,554
Botswana
 
67%
951:22,9942,710
Portugal-921:113,1622,965
Nigeria
 
87%
901:1,972,93739,921
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
901:1,240208
Switzerland
100%
791:103,9683,224
Cayman Islands
100%
771:796156
Israel
 
70%
741:113,5534,644
United Arab Emirates-731:97,9737,849
Saint Lucia
 
88%
701:2,540473
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
691:795151
British Virgin Islands
100%
641:48856
Malta-621:6,925809
Qatar
 
95%
611:38,8465,076
Guam-591:2,723552
Brazil
100%
581:3,693,72763,766
Zambia-571:278,1548,405
Pakistan
100%
551:3,533,77639,035
Norway
100%
501:102,6473,293
Sweden
 
97%
501:197,1586,891
Italy
 
93%
491:1,246,16510,159
Papua New Guinea
 
72%
481:169,84014,736
Guernsey
100%
421:1,508269
Mexico
 
89%
381:3,266,95915,678
Gibraltar-361:948199
Namibia-361:66,7833,675
Greece
100%
351:312,4165,175
Grenada
 
95%
341:3,180594
Cyprus
100%
321:27,2211,520
Taiwan
100%
311:766,76434,151
Belgium
100%
281:410,3597,204
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Turks and Caicos Islands-281:1,240288
Aruba-251:4,151831
South Korea-241:231,0188,270
Russia
100%
221:6,556,07728,980
Austria
100%
211:405,4384,185
Denmark-211:269,0245,348
Uganda
 
75%
211:1,950,33025,877
Panama
100%
201:195,3287,631
Japan-181:7,110,33631,011
Chile
 
94%
171:1,035,7189,287
Ecuador-161:1,107,9328,230
Ethiopia-161:6,097,50812,067
Myanmar-161:3,246,7671,079
Turkey
100%
161:4,862,60722,291
Cook Islands
100%
151:1,210201
Anguilla
100%
141:947149
Liberia
 
80%
141:315,1479,860
Northern Mariana Islands-121:4,556750
Oman-121:342,3894,330
Poland
 
67%
91:4,225,2354,388
Venezuela
100%
91:3,355,76650,812
Afghanistan-81:4,077,94025,891
Colombia-81:5,972,36631,268
Monaco
100%
81:4,808802
Peru
 
88%
81:3,973,93231,495
Tanzania
50%
 
81:6,598,54036,161
Georgia-71:534,0679,579
Congo
67%
 
61:834,86813,992
Indonesia-61:42,993,945799,692
Montserrat-61:813112
Vietnam-61:15,437,1864,625
Dominica-51:15,094483
Gabon-41:470,8342,822
Honduras-41:2,204,36717,261
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Lebanon-41:1,406,89310,167
Mauritius-41:324,4465,754
Seychelles-41:23,1681,192
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
Vanuatu-41:65,448976
Croatia-31:1,405,69211,430
Czechia
81%
 
31:3,552,0546,491
Isle of Man
100%
31:28,341386
Nepal-31:9,495,78471,056
Romania-31:6,683,99244,661
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-31:1,943243
Albania-21:1,523,28533,816
Azerbaijan-21:4,821,47233,780
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Finland-21:2,741,59219,235
Hungary
 
82%
21:4,895,8864,852
Jordan-21:4,413,3878,826
Nicaragua
100%
21:3,009,16824,322
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Ukraine-21:22,749,95422,291
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Norfolk Island-11:2,324291
Palau-11:21,711239
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Tonga-11:107,436779
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958

The alternate forms: Dàwn (1) are calculated separately.

Dawn (20,405) may also be a surname.

Dawn Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. the use of this as a christian name is a 2oth-C invention of novelette writers, which has sometimes been adopted in real life.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Teutonic name, meaning: Daybreak.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

A Teutonic name, meaning: Break of day.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Dawn Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dàwn921/
Dawne896,797/
Dawin892,045/
Dawnn89627/
Dawyn8992/
Dhawn8985/
Deawn8970/
Dauwn8914/
Daawn8912/
Ddawn897/
Dawwn897/
Dawhn896/
Dawnh894/
Daswn893/
Dahwn893/
Hdawn892/
Tdawn892/
Dawnq892/
Dawnt892/
Dawnc892/
Daewn891/
D'awn891/
Daiwn891/
Daiwen8017,387/
Dawnne80152/
Daiwin8030/
Daywin8026/
Dahwin8024/
Dauwen8016/
Daewin8015/
Dauwin808/
Daween807/
Dawyna807/
Dawind805/
Dhawin804/
Dawuin804/
Dawwin804/
Dawynn804/
Dahawn802/
Deawne802/
Daywen802/
Dhawne802/
Daiwyn802/
Deawyn802/
Daywyn802/
Dawien802/
Dhauwn801/
Dhawnn801/
Daewen801/
Daawin801/
Dashwn801/
Dauwnn801/
Dawgne801/
Dawihn801/
Dawink801/
Dawn'c801/
Dawoen801/
Dawyng801/
Deawin801/
Daywne801/
Daiwnt801/
Dahwyn801/
Down75569/
Davn7539/
Dewn7528/
Dabn7516/
Dashwin7315/
Deawina734/
Dawinne734/
Daiwuin733/
Daiwing732/
Dawwing732/
Dhaswin732/
Daywene732/
Daswind732/
Dahawin731/
Da'wina731/
Daiswen731/
Daiweng731/
Dahwing731/
Dawnque731/
Dawynne731/
Deawing731/
Daywent731/
Daywing731/
Daywuin731/
Deawien731/
Daywenn731/
Daywinn731/
Dachwin731/
Dasswen731/
Dasween731/
Dabin6746,570/
Daben677,534/
Dewin672,077/
Dewen671,765/
Dowen67211/
Dowin67109/
Dawim6757/
Davne6744/
Dhavn6725/
Downe6715/
Deewn6711/
Dabyn676/
Dhown675/
Dowyn675/
Datvn672/
Deavn672/
Davnd672/
Dauvn672/
Dáwnd671/
Dhashwin671/
Dhabn671/
Douwn671/
Dahvn671/
Davhn671/
Davnn671/
Deabn671/
Daywinne671/
Dashween671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dawn