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Dawud
OriginArabic variation of David
About Dawud
Dawud is a widely-used Arabic name, a version of David that is among the British Top 1000 names for boys.
As of October 2026, Dawud ranked #3144 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1457 in 1977.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,571 | 21 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | #3,603 | 30 | 15.7 |
| 2016 | #4,121 | 25 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | #4,632 | 21 | 11.3 |
| 2018 | #3,725 | 29 | 16 |
| 2019 | #4,252 | 24 | 13.4 |
| 2020 | #3,353 | 33 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | #4,520 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | #3,478 | 33 | 18.9 |
| 2023 | #2,810 | 45 | 26.3 |
| 2024 | #2,877 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2025 | #3,144 | 38 | 22.2 |
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