Dawaun
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- duh-WAWN
- Origin
- Modern
Dawaun is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Dawaun come from?
Modern: modern coinage, Da- prefix + -waun ending
Is Dawaun a girl's or a boy's name?
Dawaun is a boys' name.
How popular is Dawaun in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Dawaun in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dawaun in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
Names like Dawaun
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Devin, Keegan, Dylan, Kayden, Brayden, Deshawn, Declan, Davon, Brennan, Kylan, Logan, Deacon
Names related to Dawaun
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dawaun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dawaun, updated 20 October 2026.