Dawood vs Dawson

Side-by-side comparison of Dawood and Dawson - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dawood

Boy name · Rank #4992

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Name B

Dawson

Boy name · Rank #139

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Metric Dawood Dawson
Current Rank #4992 #139
Total Births (all years) 360 52,802
Peak Year 2023 1999
Peak Year Births 27 2,802
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Dawood Dawson
1880s - 26
1890s - 19
1900s - 38
1910s - 220
1920s - 304
1930s - 231
1940s - 264
1950s - 233
1960s - 159
1970s - 211
1980s - 354
1990s 15 5,750
2000s 79 16,868
2010s 148 14,803
2020s 118 13,322

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dawood Dawson
2014 13 1,083
2015 22 1,594
2016 17 1,795
2017 13 2,018
2018 20 2,101
2019 19 1,960
2020 11 1,918
2021 17 1,832
2022 18 2,047
2023 27 2,451
2024 20 2,587
2025 25 2,487

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1994–2025.

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