Dawsin

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

Dawsin by the numbers

Dawsin 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 Dawsin

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 Dawsin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Dawsonson of David2,068 in the US (2017)
  • Dawsenson of David; variant of Dawson31 in the US (2017)
  • Darwindear friend or beloved friend270 in the US (2017)
  • Davinbeloved; a form of David146 in the US (2017)
  • Darrina form of Darren; great or dear64 in the US (2017)
  • Darinwealthy, rich; a variant of Darius61 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Dawsin

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

  • Daysonson of David; modern patronymic respelling of Dawson45 in the US (2017)
  • Dasean18 in the US (2017)
  • Dason16 in the US (2017)
  • Daysen8 in the US (2017)
  • Dasan6 in the US (2017)
  • Dacen5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Dawsin

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