Boy name Old English origin

Dawson

DAW-suhn · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Son of David
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#139
2024 births2,576
Peak year1999
First appeared1885
Total US births50,294
1999 peak18851920195519892024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Daw
Alternate spellings
Dawsen

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Notable people named Dawson

Andre Dawson (surname)
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