Dawood is a distinctive choice, ranked #896 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Dawood in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#896
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About the Name Dawood
Dawood is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 328 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #884 in 2016 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Dawood is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Dawood in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Dawood
Dawood Pervez — Dawood Pervez is a British businessman.
Dawood Ibrahim — Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar is an Indian gangster, mob boss, drug lord and narcoterrorist.
Dawood Group — The Dawood Group (Urdu: داؤد گروپ), also referred to as the Dawood Group of Companies, is a term used in Pakistan to describe a collection of diversified businesses owned by the Dawood family.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dawood
Unlikely. With around 35 UK babies named Dawood per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Dawood in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Dawood is rising: up 377 places since 2020, to #896 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #884 in 2016.
Dawood 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 Dawood include: Dawood Pervez, Dawood Ibrahim and Dawood Group. Short summaries for each appear below.
Dawood does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Dawoods in the wild.
35
UK babies named Dawood (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 377 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dawood
Almost certainly the only Dawood in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Dawood
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
The Dawood Group (Urdu: داؤد گروپ), also referred to as the Dawood Group of Companies, is a term used in Pakistan to describe a collection of diversified businesses owned by the Dawood family.
Siddique Dawood was a Pakistani industrialist and politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1962 to 1964, representing NW-2 (Karachi-II).