Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Dawood

dah-WOOD · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
beloved; David
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · prophetic
↔ Find siblings

Popularity over time

2024 rank#4909
2024 births20
Peak year2023
First appeared1994
Total US births335
2023 peak19942002200920172024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Dawd
Alternate spellings
DawudDaoudDaud
In other languages
Davut (Turkish)Davood (Persian)David (Hebrew/English)

Sibling name suggestions

Names that pair well with Dawood for brothers and sisters.

You might also like

Similar in sound, meaning, or feel.

Notable people named Dawood

Prophet Dawood (David in Islam)