Given name & surname
Dawan
“a talkative man”
Dawan is a variant of Dejuan. One American interpretation is “a talkative man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dawan is a variant of Dejuan. One American interpretation is “a talkative man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dawan is a variant of Dejuan. An origin associated with Dejuan is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dawan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 852
- 817 boys · 35 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 661 as a first name in 2020; 108 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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