UK boy's name
Dawda
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Dawda is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Dawda popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4107, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 6 births.
This profile covers 19 England and Wales registrations across 5 recorded years from 2003 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 19 living people in the UK are called Dawda. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Dawda ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 6 boys were registered as Dawda.
- • About 19 living people in the UK are estimated to have Dawda as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4107
2023
Births in 2023
4
Latest year
Peak year
2003
6 births
Estimated living
19
2026
Popularity
Dawda over time
The chart below shows babies named Dawda registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Dawda, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2023, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dawda by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Dawda was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4358 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4749 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #3358 | 9 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Dawda
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Dawda: questions and answers
How popular is the name Dawda in the UK right now?
In 2023, Dawda was ranked #4107 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Dawda most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 6 babies registered as Dawda in England and Wales.
How many people are called Dawda in the UK?
A total of 19 babies have been registered as Dawda across the 5 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.