Boys' name · since 1958
Daoud
Daoud has 283 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,287 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daoud is the #7287 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 283 recorded since 1958.
Daoud has 283 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7287 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #10,935 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,287 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 283 born since 1958
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daoud ranks #10,935 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,287 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 283 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,935 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,287 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daoud's 283 recorded births place it above 75.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Daoud compares
283 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daoud's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daoud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 283 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daoud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daoud splits its recorded history at 2006: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daoud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Daoud by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Daoud's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Daoud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (27% of all-time use).
Daoud by state
Where Daoud concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.1% |
6 of 283 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daoud's data
- Daoud's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Daouds (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Daoud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daoud draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.