Dawens

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Dawens by the numbers

Dawens was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Dawens

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dawens. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Dawesdescendant of david; patronymic surname5 in the US (2017)
  • Davenbeloved; a modern form of David41 in the US (2017)
  • Dawsenson of David; variant of Dawson31 in the US (2017)
  • Dawkinsdescendant of david; patronymic surname5 in the US (2017)
  • Daren7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Damen30 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Dawens

Names that are said the same way as Dawens, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Danisgod is my judge; a form of Daniel11 in the US (2017)
  • Danas3 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Dawens

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