Dawud
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning beloved; form of David.
Dawud by the numbers
In 2025, 106 babies in England and Wales were named Dawud. In the US, 21 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 40 babies in 1977, making it a 1970s name.
Other names that come from David
Like Dawud, each of these traces back to David: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Dawsonson of David2,068 in the US (2017)
- Daxtonson of David; a modern patronymic form992 in the US (2017)
- Davinabeloved; feminine form of David313 in the US (2017)
- Dawsynson of David; invented respelling of Dawson201 in the US (2017)
- Davonbeloved; a modern form of David164 in the US (2017)
- Davinbeloved; a form of David146 in the US (2017)
- Devontebeloved; a form of David, respelled with -onte suffix135 in the US (2017)
- Daxonson of David; modern patronymic respelling of Daxson132 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dawud. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Daudbeloved; Arabic form of David16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dawida form of David, beloved12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dawouda form of Daoud or David, beloved12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Davudbeloved; a form of David9 in the US (2017)
- Daoudbeloved; the arabic form of David4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Davidbeloved10,133 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Dawud
Names that are said the same way as Dawud, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Dawoodbeloved; form of David35 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean love
Like Dawud, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Davisson of david or beloved616 in the US (2017)
- Jedidiahbeloved of the lord357 in the US (2017)
- Darwindear friend or beloved friend270 in the US (2017)
- Davionbeloved; a form of david244 in the US (2017)
- Darrelldear or beloved; from D'Arelle239 in the US (2017)
- Davianbeloved; a form of David221 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Dawud
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