Given name
Dawnita
“born at daybreak; of the day's first light”
Dawnita is a variant of Dawn. One English interpretation is “born at daybreak; of the day's first light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dawnita 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
Dawnita 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 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dawnita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 348
- 0 boys · 348 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 23 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 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 322 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 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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