Dawood
Boy · da-WOOD · Hebrew
Dawood is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 968th for boys in the UK (35 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Dawood mean?
Hebrew: Urdu and Arabic form of David
“beloved”
A spelling of Dawud, the form of David used in Islam, where he is honoured as a prophet and king.
- Say it
- da-WOOD
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Is Dawood a girl's or a boy's name?
Dawood is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 boys in the UK and 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dawood in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #968among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were named Dawood, making it the 968th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 38 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dawood in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 153 boys in the UK were given Dawood or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #332, up from #968 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 896th in England and Wales.
Dawood in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #968 |
| 2024 | 36 | #942 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 33 | #980 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 30 | #1,046 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,172 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,180 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Dawood in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Dawood, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Dawood in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 78 boys in the US were given Dawood or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,707, up from #4,138 for this spelling alone.
Dawood in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
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