Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Phawn isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Phawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 5 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 5 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Phawn’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Phawn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Fanta
“born on a beautiful day”
>99% girls
Farrah
“fair-haired woman” · “one who bears the burden”
>99% girls
Dawn
“born at daybreak; of the day's first light”
1% boys · 99% girls
Phaedra
Phaedra is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
>99% girls
Fallon
“a commanding woman” · “a ruler”
8% boys · 92% girls
Spring
“refers to the season; born in spring”
>99% girls
Ami
“one who is industrious and hardworking”
23% boys · 77% girls
Karri
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman” · “of the wind”
6% boys · 94% girls