Boys' name · since 1994
Dawood
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 360 babies named Dawood, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 360
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
360 babies have been named Dawood since 1994, making it today's #4201 boys' name.
Dawood has 360 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4201 as of the latest data, more common than 70% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #9,593 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,201 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 360 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawood ranks #9,593 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,201 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 360 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,201 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 360
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dawood's 360 recorded births place it above 78.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Dawood compares
360 49th 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
Dawood's all-time total is 2% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dawood | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 360 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dawood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawood's full recorded timeline at 2012, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawood popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Dawood by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (148 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Dawood's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Dawood births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 148 births (41% of all-time use).
Dawood by state
Where Dawood concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
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What to do with Dawood's data
- Dawood's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (148 total births) through the 2020s (118) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Dawoods (30 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dawood: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Dawood 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.