Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dawood through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 360
- 360 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,160 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,160 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 33.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 757 as a first name in 2020; 2,681 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.
Dawood’s family of names
In English usage, Dawood shares an earlier linguistic root with David.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dawood
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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