Dawood
Daud is a male Arabic given name and surname corresponding to David. The Persian form is Davud or Davoud. Other variant spellings in the Latin alphabet include Da'ud, Daut, Daoud, Dawud, Dawood, Davood, Daood and Davut. The meaning of Daud is "Dear", "Beloved" or Cherished one. The name "Daud" is one of those that is used by all the Abrahamic Religions.
Meaning & Origin of Dawood
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daud is a male Arabic given name and surname corresponding to David. The Persian form is Davud or Davoud. Other variant spellings in the Latin alphabet include Da'ud, Daut, Daoud, Dawud, Dawood, Davood, Daood and Davut. The meaning of Daud is "Dear", "Beloved" or Cherished one. The name "Daud" is one of those that is used by all the Abrahamic Religions.
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The Story of Dawood
Dawood first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1994, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 27 Dawoods were born — ranking #3,998 that year. As of 2026, Dawood ranks #4,214 for baby boys with 25 births, rising sharply (+43% over the past five years). In total, more than 384 Dawoods have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dawood
Dawood is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 384 births in the dataset. Dawood's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Dawood's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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