Is Dawud a boy or girl name?

Dawud is a boy’s name. Of the 1,030 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Dawud

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Dawud was most popular in 2023, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,973 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,717, with 38 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,030 people named Dawud.

Dawud over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dawud’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dawud a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dawud is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,030 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Dawud

Where Dawud is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 4.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org