Daoud
Boy · dah-OOD · Hebrew
Daoud is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Daoud mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of David (Dawud)
“beloved”
Arabic form of David, honoured in Islam as a prophet and king who received the Psalms.
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- dah-OOD
Is Daoud a girl's or a boy's name?
Daoud is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daoud in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Daoud, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Daoud in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Daoud in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
How popular is Daoud in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Daoud, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1958.
2025 had more boys named Daoud than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Daoud in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daoud in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
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