Name meaning & stats
Dawid
Dawid. 380 US babies since 1940, peak 2008. Notable Dawids are 2.1× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2008
380 US babies were named Dawid between 1940 and 2025.
Dawid around the world
- Sweden: 92 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 1,196 in 2022
- England & Wales: 1,899 babies since 1996, peak 2008, No. 2,012 in 2025
- Norway: 873 babies since 1945, peak 1988
- Ireland: 476 babies since 1964, peak 2011
- Scotland: 152 babies since 1974, peak 2009
- France: 100 babies since 1900, peak 2020
- Belgium: 87 babies since 1995, peak 2014
- Northern Ireland: 65 babies since 1997, peak 2009
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Dawids end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.1× | High · 37 people |
| Actor | 1.2× | Low · 9 people |
| Politician | 0.7× | Low · 9 people |
| Track athlete | 1.9× | Low · 7 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Dawids show up 2.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 5 Dawuds spell it Dawid
- Dawud 54%
- Dawid 20%
- Dawood 19%
- Dawoud 7%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2008)