Given name
Dawon
“a talkative man”
Dawon is a variant of Dejuan. One American interpretation is “a talkative man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dawon is a variant of Dejuan. One American interpretation is “a talkative man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dawon 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 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dawon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 552
- 552 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 24 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 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 492 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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