Dawid is a distinctive choice, ranked #1675 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Dawid in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1675
About the Name Dawid
Dawid has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1048 places in five years. It was most popular in 2008 at #250 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Dawid is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dawid
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Dawid per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Dawid in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Dawid has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 1048 places in the last five years. Its peak was #250 in 2008. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Dawid is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Dawid include: Dawid Malan — Dawid Johannes Malan Jnr is an English cricketer who has played for Yorkshire and Middlesex in English domestic cricket and in multiple Twenty20 leagues,...; Dawid Tomala — Dawid Tomala is a Polish race walker.; Dawid Fedeńczak — Dawid Fedeńczak is a Polish handball player for Pogoń Szczecin and the Polish national team..
Dawid does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Dawids in the wild.
15
UK babies named Dawid (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 1048 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dawid
Likely around 1 other Dawid in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Dawid
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Dawid Johannes Malan Jnr is an English cricketer who has played for Yorkshire and Middlesex in English domestic cricket and in multiple Twenty20 leagues, including for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. He played for England in all formats from 2017 until his retirement from international cricket in 2024.
Dawid Tomala is a Polish race walker. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the 50 kilometres walk, having won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Alexander Philip Dawid is Emeritus Professor of Statistics of the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge. He is a leading proponent of Bayesian statistics.
Dawid Moryc Apfelbaum (Polish: [ˈda.vit ˈmɔr.ɘ̟t͡s apˈfɛl.bawm]; German: [ˈap͡fl̩ˌbaʊ̯m]), sometimes also known as Mieczysław Dawid Apfelbaum (Polish: [mjɛˈt͡ʂɘ̟.swaf ˈda.vit apˈfɛl.bawm]), is a disputed soldier who some contend was incorrectly credited as the commander of the Jewish Military Union that fought in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, during the Second World War. It is claimed that he died on 28 April 1943.
Dawid Kubiak is a Polish equestrian. Kubiak represented the Polish show-jumping team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he finished 42nd in the individual competition.