Daud
Boy · da-OOD · Hebrew
Daud is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Daud mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of David
“beloved”
The Arabic form of David, honoured in Islam as a prophet and king who received the Psalms (Zabur).
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Is Daud a girl's or a boy's name?
Daud is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daud in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,686among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Daud, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Daud in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Daud in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,535 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Daud in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 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, 13 boys in the US were named Daud, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2020, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Daud in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Daud in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
Names like Daud
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