Boys' name · since 1970
Dawud
Dawud has 1,030 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,035 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,150 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,030
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,030 babies have been named Dawud since 1970, making it today's #3150 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawud has been recorded 1,030 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #3150 nationally and more common than 77% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #5,035 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,150 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,030 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dawud ranks #5,035 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,150 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,030 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,035 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,150 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,030
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dawud's 1,030 recorded births place it above 88.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dawud compares
1,030 Top 31% higher than 69% of 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
Dawud's all-time total is 179% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dawud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,030 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dawud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dawud's full recorded timeline at 1998, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dawud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Dawud by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (231 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Dawud's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Dawud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
200 births
- 1980s
1980s
146 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
231 births
- 2020s
2020s
216 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 231 births (22% of all-time use).
How Dawud compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dawud's total volume
Dawud by state
Where Dawud concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 77 | 7.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 42 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 39 | 3.8% |
| #4 | California | | 25 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.1% |
77 of 1,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dawud's data
- Dawud's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (231 total births) through the 2020s (216) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Dawuds (77 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 Dawud: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Dawud 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.