The baby name Dawson appears in baby name data for the United States from 1913 to 2024. It was most popular in 1999 with 3,493 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Dawson has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1923 | 23 |
| 1924 | 12 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1931 | 6 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1948 | 20 |
| 1949 | 14 |
| 1953 | 12 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1993 | 78 |
| 1994 | 102 |
| 1995 | 96 |
| 1996 | 142 |
| 1997 | 153 |
| 1998 | 2,258 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 1999 | 3,493 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2000 | 2,833 |
| 2001 | 2,436 |
| 2002 | 2,438 |
| 2003 | 2,432 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2004 | 2,392 |
| 2005 | 2,168 |
| 2006 | 2,094 |
| 2007 | 1,754 |
| 2008 | 1,652 |
| 2009 | 1,518 |
| 2010 | 1,495 |
| 2011 | 1,225 |
| 2012 | 1,355 |
| 2013 | 1,291 |
| 2014 | 1,326 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2015 | 2,352 |
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2016 | 2,645 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2017 | 2,884 |
| 2018 | 42 |
| 2018 | 3,026 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2019 | 2,698 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2020 | 2,394 |
| 2021 | 43 |
| 2021 | 2,369 |
| 2022 | 64 |
| 2022 | 2,549 |
| 2023 | 51 |
| 2023 | 2,854 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2024 | 2,993 |