Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2023

Dawood

Meaning A male given name from Arabic Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,160 Trend ↑ Rising 54%

A male given name from Arabic.

Rank 2025
#4,160
among boys · ↑766 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Dawood · +25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 68,323
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
27 babies
All-time total
360
#9,604 all-time among boys
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Dawood popularity over time

360 babies have been named Dawood since 1994, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 15 2 – #5,541
2000s 79 8 +427% #6,351
2010s 148 15 +87% #4,429
2020s (to 2025) 118 20 +33% #4,027

Where Dawood is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 28 0.02 outside top 500
2028 29 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 30 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Dawood

Dawood is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,160 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 360 American babies have been named Dawood. Its peak came in 2023, when 27 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dawood stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dawood?

The median living Dawood is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 16. An estimated 400 people named Dawood are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Dawood year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #4,160
2024 20 #4,926
2023 27 #4,027
2022 18 #5,255
2021 17 #5,389
2020 11 #7,141
2019 19 #5,002
2018 20 #4,786
2017 13 #6,402
2016 17 #5,370
2015 22 #4,429
2014 13 #6,379
2013 16 #5,444
2012 12 #6,709
2011 11 #7,110
2010 5 #12,688
2009 6 #11,319
2008 9 #8,461
2007 10 #7,724
2006 12 #6,552
2005 7 #9,346
2004 8 #8,301
2003 11 #6,351
2002 – –
2001 6 #9,546
2000 10 #6,422
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Famous people named Dawood

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Dawood Ibrahim Dawood Ibrahim Indian criminal and terrorist (born 1955) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dawood, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Dawood?

The median living Dawood is about 9 years old. Half of all living Dawoods are between 3 and 16 years old.

How many people named Dawood are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Dawood are alive in the United States, based on 360 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dawood mean?

A male given name from Arabic.

How popular is the name Dawood in 2025?

Dawood ranked #4,160 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dawood?

360 babies have been named Dawood in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dawood most popular?

Dawood peaked in 2023, when 27 newborns received the name.

Is Dawood a boy or girl name?

Dawood is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dawood rising or falling?

Dawood is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dawood become more popular?

Dawood is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 boys named Dawood in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Dawood?

Well-known people named Dawood include Dawood Ibrahim (extremist).

Names like Dawood

Names that sound and feel close to Dawood: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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