Dawoud is a distinctive choice, ranked #2014 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Dawoud in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2014
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About the Name Dawoud
Dawoud is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 711 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1018 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.
Dawoud is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Dawoud in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Dawoud
Dawoud Iraqi — Daoud Younis Abdallah Iraqi is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a forward for SV Tasmania Berlin.
Marwan Dawoud — Marwan Mohamed Moustafa Dawoud Soliman is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Egyptian national team.
Dawoud Bey — Dawoud Bey is an American photographer, artist and educator known for his large-scale art photography and street photography portraits, including American adolescents in relation to their community, and other often marginalized subjects.
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 Dawoud
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Dawoud per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Dawoud in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Dawoud is rising: up 214 places since 2020, to #2,014 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,018 in 2023.
Dawoud 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 Dawoud include: Dawoud Iraqi, Marwan Dawoud and Dawoud Bey. Short summaries for each appear below.
Dawoud does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Dawouds in the wild.
12
UK babies named Dawoud (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 214 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dawoud
Almost certainly the only Dawoud in the class
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UK Popularity (2002–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Dawoud
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Dawoud Bey is an American photographer, artist and educator known for his large-scale art photography and street photography portraits, including American adolescents in relation to their community, and other often marginalized subjects.