Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dawit isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dawit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 571
- 571 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,253 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,253 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,145 as a first name in 2020; 1,010 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dawit’s family of names
Dawit may belong to the same name family as DAWITT. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dawit
- Dawit SeyaumEthiopian middle-distance runnerborn 1996
- Dawit IsaakEritrean writerborn 1964
- Dawit FikaduEthiopian marathon runnerborn 1995
- Davit SkhirtladzeGeorgian footballerborn 1993
- Dawit MebratuEthiopian footballerborn 1984
- Dawit YemaneEritrean cyclistborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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