Dawud
Dawud was the 3144th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1458th; the most babies were born in 2023 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 461 places. More babies were named Dawud in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,144 boys, up 213 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202346 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,030babies recorded
Dawud popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,144 | 38 |
| 2020 | #3,357 | 33 |
| 2010 | #5,298 | 17 |
| 2000 | #5,648 | 12 |
| 1990 | #5,959 | 8 |
| 1980 | #2,126 | 25 |
| 1970 | #4,352 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dawud, counting every spelling?
Dawud has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dawud?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dawud (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dawud born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dawud.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dawud?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Dawud are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 8 and 44. That makes Dawud mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dawud by state
How common Dawud was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.6×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Dawud
How popular is the name Dawud?
Dawud was the 3144th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1458th; the most babies were born in 2023 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 461 places. More babies were named Dawud in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dawud a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dawud in the US.
Where is Dawud most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dawud was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and New Jersey.