Given name
Dawne
“born at daybreak; of the day's first light”
Dawne is a variant of Dawn. One English interpretation is “born at daybreak; of the day's first light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dawne is a variant of Dawn. One English interpretation is “born at daybreak; of the day's first light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dawne is a variant of Dawn. An origin associated with Dawn is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dawne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,603
- 0 boys · 2,603 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 124 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 girls is 6 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 124 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,348 as a first name 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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