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Dawud

Boy

Meaning of Dawud: Arabic: 'beloved'

Dawud is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3061st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 346th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3061

38 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#346

126 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,030

First recorded 1970 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 29 babies1982: 20 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 6 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 12 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 11 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 22 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 21 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 21 babies2018: 29 babies2019: 24 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 33 babies2023: 46 babies2024: 44 babies2025: 38 babies
US babies named Dawud per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 46.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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