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Dawson

Boy's name · #143 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

96% boys · 4% girls — Dawson is also given to girls: 81 in 2025, about 1 in 25 in recent years. Dawson →

Popularity over time

Dawson reached its best rank, #136, in 1999 and ranked #143 in 2025.

In a single year its births jumped from about 210 in 1997 to 1,900 in 1998 — the year Dawson's Creek premiered.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#126 in N. Ireland (2025) · #135 in Canada (2025) · #243 in Scotland (2025) · #432 in Ireland (2025) · #478 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,341 in France (2025) · #3,577 in Ecuador (2025) · #9,343 in Italy (2024) · #1,343 in Belgium (2008).

Famous Dawsons

• Dawson Knox — American football player (born 1996)
• Dawson Mercer — Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001)
• Dawson Devoy — Irish footballer (born 2001)
• Dawson Garcia — American basketball player (born 2001)
• Dawson Trotman — American evangelist (1906–1956)

In stories & tradition

• Dawson Leery — Dawson's Creek (TV series)

What Dawsons become

Among 60 notable people named Dawson:

Sports figures appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dawson Mercer, Canadian ice hockey player (born 2001).

Similar names: Cash · Damian · Jameson · Lawson · Bryson · Layton

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