Dawud
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- da-WOOD
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #421 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,127 for boys
Dawud is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 421st for boys in the UK (106 babies) and 3,127th for boys in the US (38 babies).
What does Dawud mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of David
“beloved”
The Arabic form of David, honoured in Islam as a prophet and king.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Dawud a girl's or a boy's name?
Dawud is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 106 boys in the UK and 38 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dawud in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #421among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 106about 1 in 2,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 106 boys in the UK were named Dawud, making it the 421st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 465th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 129 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dawud in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 153 boys in the UK were given Dawud or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #332, up from #421 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 389th in England and Wales.
Dawud in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 | #421 |
| 2024 | 129 | #372 |
| 2023 | 93 | #470 |
| 2022 | 96 | #464 |
| 2021 | 110 | #435 |
| 2020 | 94 | #465 |
| 2019 | 101 | #454 |
| 2018 | 99 | #463 |
| 2017 | 90 | #505 |
| 2016 | 103 | #449 |
| 2015 | 54 | #696 |
| 2014 | 64 | #613 |
| 2013 | 69 | #576 |
| 2012 | 47 | #769 |
| 2011 | 55 | #674 |
| 2010 | 53 | #670 |
| 2009 | 47 | #718 |
| 2008 | 45 | #734 |
| 2007 | 42 | #742 |
| 2006 | 30 | #894 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,081 |
| 2002 | 25 | #821 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,066 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Dawud in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,127among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 45,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the US were named Dawud, making it the 3,127th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,342nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Dawud in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 78 boys in the US were given Dawud or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,707, up from #3,127 for this spelling alone.
Dawud in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,127 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,768 |
| 2022 | 33 | #3,462 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,590 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,898 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,903 |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,596 |
| 1977 | 40 | #1,450 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,287 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
Names like Dawud
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Ibrahim Yusuf Syed Ahmed Achim Khalid Zion Yahya Umar Kobe
Other spellings of Dawud
Names related to Dawud
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dawud: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dawud, updated 20 October 2026.