Boy
Dawson
Dawson is a boy's name meaning "English patronymic", drawing on English roots. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. 1999 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
EnglishEnglish patronymic
Etymology"Son of David"
Births by decade
1900s
38
1910s
220
1920s
304
1930s
231
1940s
264
1950s
233
1960s
159
1970s
212
1980s
355
1990s
5,802
2000s
17,126
2010s
11,075
Peaked in the 2000s · 36,019 total U.S. births since 1900