Daoud comes from the Arabic / Persian tradition, meaning Beloved.
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How popular is Daoud?
2019peak year
Daoud has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #9465), with about 8 babies named Daoud each year. In 2019, 16 babies received the name (ranked #5620). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 272.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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