Is Dawson a boy or girl name?

Dawson is primarily a boy name in U.S. records: about 3% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Dawson?

The average Dawson alive today is an estimated 15 years old. People named Dawson were most often born around 1999.

When was the name Dawson most popular?

Dawson peaked in 1999 with 2,834 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Dawson have?

In one report's words: creekside, boyish, plaid. Dawson ranks #1048 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Dawson — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Originates as an English surname meaning 'son of Daw', a medieval rhyming diminutive for David. For over a century in American records, it existed primarily as an occasional family surname transferred to a first name. A sudden television debut in 1998 converted it into a major suburban trend almost overnight.

Also answers toDaws

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1885–2025

SSA Data

1885 peak: 2,834 souls, A.D. 1999 2025

2025: 2,568 born, rising ↑

Estimated Age

15 yrs

Most Dawsons were born around 1999 — learned to read on a touchscreen.

Peak Reign

1999

№136 that year

Generation

Gen Alpha, 49%

then Gen Z 48% · Millennial 2%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈54K ever born · now rising

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Dawson grew up with

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MySpace Top 8·flip phones·iPod earbuds

Generation Distribution — Living Dawsons

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Millennial 2%Gen Z 48%Gen Alpha 49%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Dawson peaked in 1999.

Estimated average age: 15.

What people think

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Public Opinion Ledger

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First Impressions

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A Dawson is statistically almost incapable of remembering the twentieth century. The name reads as earnest, coastal, and boyish, carrying a faint whiff of late-nineties primetime drama. Nearly ninety-seven percent of living holders belong to Generation Z or Generation Alpha. He is far more likely to carry a student ID than a briefcase.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

Social Security offices logged fewer than one hundred boys named Dawson per year for nearly a century until the mid-nineteen-nineties.

Field Note 02

The name surged directly to its peak in 1999 with about three thousand births, trailing the premiere of Dawson's Creek by roughly twelve months.

Field Note 03

With an estimated average age of fifteen, the name currently has far more high school lockers than mortgages to its credit.

Notable Dawsons

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Dawson KnoxNFL tight end, b. 1996

Dawson MercerNHL center, b. 2001

Adjacent Names

Dalton · Colton · Brody · Landon · Gage · Chase

Ephemera — If Dawson were a…

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City

Wilmington, North Carolina

Color

Overwashed denim

Job

State park ranger

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