Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic form of David
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dawud
Pronunciation
da-wud
Famous People
King of Israel and Psalmist David lived ten centuries before Christ, name of many Scottish kings
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2801, 45 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3128, 38 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 |
| 2024 | 44 |
| 2023 | 45 |
| 2022 | 33 |
| 2021 | 22 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 25 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #346, 126 births); most recent 2025 (rank #389, 106 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 |
| 2024 | 126 |
| 2023 | 91 |
| 2022 | 96 |
| 2021 | 109 |
| 2020 | 94 |
| 2019 | 103 |
| 2018 | 98 |
| 2017 | 89 |
| 2016 | 100 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1384, 23 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence