Dawn
Girl4 letters
#885
in Ireland (2025)
#850 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#118
best rank (1985)
1,215
babies since 1964
Down 264
10-year rank change
Dawn through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #850 |
| 2024 | 4 | #714 |
| 2022 | 4 | #730 |
| 2020 | 3 | #806 |
| 2019 | 4 | #700 |
| 2018 | 4 | #715 |
| 2015 | 6 | #586 |
| 2014 | 3 | #869 |
| 2013 | 3 | #894 |
| 2012 | 3 | #908 |
| 2011 | 11 | #418 |
| 2010 | 8 | #512 |
| 2009 | 3 | #890 |
| 2008 | 12 | #383 |
| 2007 | 11 | #375 |
| 2006 | 7 | #465 |
| 2005 | 8 | #398 |
| 2004 | 9 | #340 |
| 2003 | 5 | #490 |
| 2002 | 5 | #443 |
| 2001 | 5 | #441 |
| 2000 | 8 | #325 |
| 1999 | 6 | #356 |
| 1998 | 10 | #252 |
| 1997 | 19 | #226 |
| 1996 | 16 | #235 |
| 1995 | 25 | #173 |
| 1994 | 24 | #174 |
| 1993 | 23 | #184 |
| 1992 | 27 | #172 |
| 1991 | 29 | #165 |
| 1990 | 36 | #139 |
| 1989 | 35 | #146 |
| 1988 | 27 | #173 |
| 1987 | 26 | #188 |
| 1986 | 48 | #121 |
| 1985 | 56 | #118 |
| 1984 | 46 | #140 |
| 1983 | 56 | #124 |
| 1982 | 51 | #139 |
| 1981 | 55 | #136 |
| 1980 | 52 | #146 |
| 1979 | 50 | #145 |
| 1978 | 50 | #140 |
| 1977 | 45 | #154 |
| 1976 | 52 | #138 |
| 1975 | 35 | #170 |
| 1974 | 38 | #170 |
| 1973 | 41 | #161 |
| 1972 | 22 | #208 |
| 1971 | 20 | #212 |
| 1970 | 12 | #243 |
| 1969 | 15 | #221 |
| 1968 | 11 | #243 |
| 1967 | 12 | #221 |
| 1966 | 6 | #288 |
| 1965 | 4 | #325 |
| 1964 | 6 | #274 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Dawn yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn | 3 | 1,215 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #252 (2002); 14 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Dawn is also given to boys: 16 since 1971.