Dawsen is a rare variant of Dawson that peaked in 1999 and has grown less common since.
Dawsen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,437 for boy births in the United States (and #11,463 across all names), given to 17 babies. Dawsen first appears in 1998 and peaked in 1999 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,437 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | #15,859 | #5,720 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #12,452 | #5,718 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,069 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,795 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,299 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | #12,770 | #4,367 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,370 |
| 2017 | 31 | 31 | #13,047 | #4,251 |
| 2016 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,990 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,107 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,380 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,025 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,081 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,028 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,539 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,514 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,300 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,048 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,389 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,740 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,165 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,872 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | #16,072 | #4,544 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,078 |
| 2000 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,167 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,360 |
| 1998 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,516 |