The baby name Daw is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced daw — /dɔː/ (rhymes with 'paw').
The baby name Daw is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced daw — /dɔː/ (rhymes with 'paw').
Daw is in Origin.
Daw is a medieval English pet form of David, ultimately from Hebrew Dawid/David meaning “beloved.” In Middle English records it also overlaps with Dawe, and in some cases may arise as a byname from daw/dawe, the “jackdaw” (a clever, talkative crow), giving the name a possible descriptive, avian nuance alongside the biblical sense.
As a given name, Daw appears in late Middle Ages and early modern England, though it is rare today and more familiar as a surname. Related surname formations include Dawson (“son of Daw”), Dawes, and Dawkins/Dawkin (with the -kin diminutive). Closely connected or cognate variants across languages include David (English), Dafydd and Dewi (Welsh), Davie (Scots), and Dáibhídh/Dáibhid (Irish/Scottish Gaelic). Note: in Burmese, Daw is not a given name but an honorific for adult women (roughly “Madam”), so its standalone use can be culturally ambiguous.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #241 | 11 | 7,056 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #286 | 50 | 6,459 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #298 | 8 | 6,530 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #335 | 5 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #347 | 250 | 18,916 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #352 | 7 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| LY | 0 | #385 | 154 | 12,703 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #401 | 6 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #421 | 25 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #488 | 17 | 11,303 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #589 | 9 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #673 | 25 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| TN | 0 | #690 | 140 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #759 | 9 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #807 | 80 | 15,035 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #891 | 104 | 24,821 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #926 | 10 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #936 | 24 | 14,742 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,040 | 89 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,088 | 24 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,136 | 41 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,577 | 38 | 28,008 |
Daw is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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