Name meaning & stats
Dawson
Dawson means “son of David”. 53,361 US babies since 1940, peak 1999.
What it means
“son of David”
Well documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1999
53,361 US babies were named Dawson between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Dawson (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Dawson is the main spelling
- Dawson 99%
- Dawsen 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1999)