Dawud
Dawud is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Quranic.
- Arabic
- Quranic
Meaning & Origin of Dawud
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dawud is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Quranic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Quranic
The Story of Dawud
The earliest SSA record of Dawud as a baby boy name dates back to 1970, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 48 newborns named Dawud — #2,696 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Dawud on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dawud ranks #2,696 for baby boys with 48 births, rising sharply (+67% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Dawud
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dawud. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Dawud
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dawud is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Diad
- Diet
- Dud
- Dawned
- Dogged
- Diode
- Dyad
- Diot
- Dudd
- Dord
- Doored
- Diod
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Dawud
Dawud is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Dawud's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,449. Use the chart and map above to compare Dawud'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.