Variant of Dawn or Antoine
Dawaun is a modern American name, likely created as a phonetic variant of Antoine or as a masculine elaboration of the name Dawn. It gained some usage in the late 20th century within African American communities, following patterns of creative spelling and unique phonetic construction.
Less common today
Dawaun isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,733 in 1992.
Grammy-winning record producer and songwriter
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
