Boys' name · since 2004
Dawoud
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 132 babies named Dawoud, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 132
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
132 babies have been named Dawoud since 2004, making it today's #6058 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dawoud recorded 132 times among boys since 2004, holding rank #6058 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #15,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,058 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 132 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawoud ranks #15,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,058 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 132 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 132
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dawoud's 132 recorded births place it above 65.65% 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 Dawoud compares
132 30th 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
Dawoud's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dawoud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 132 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dawoud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dawoud's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dawoud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Dawoud by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (78 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Dawoud's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Dawoud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 78 births (59% of all-time use).
Dawoud by state
Where Dawoud concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.8% |
5 of 132 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Dawouds (5 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 Dawoud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2004–2025 (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 Dawoud 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.