Boys' name · since 1984
Daud
277 babies named Daud in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,579 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daud is the #6579 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 277 recorded since 1984.
Daud has 277 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6579 as of the latest data, more common than 53% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #11,071 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,579 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 277 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daud ranks #11,071 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,579 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 277 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,071 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,579 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 277
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Daud's 277 recorded births place it above 75.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Daud compares
277 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
Daud's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 277 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daud's full recorded timeline at 2012, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Daud by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Daud's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Daud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (44% of all-time use).
Daud by state
Where Daud concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 277 births nationwide.
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What to do with Daud's data
- Daud's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Dauds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Daud 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.