Dao

The name Dao is the #7,457 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 282 recorded births since 1980. This represents the 3.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.6% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,392 (4.2% percentile) for all time with 194 births since 1981. For girls, it ranks #5,628 (1.5% percentile) for all time with 88 births since 1980.

Dao first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1980 (1980 for girls and 1981 for boys). Birth data for Dao is available in 23 out of the 39 years between 1980 and 2018 (22 years for boys and 13 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Dao has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (68.8% of all recorded births). In 2018, 100.0% of babies named Dao were boys. Interestingly, until around 1983, the name was more popular for girls (60.0% girls from 1980 to 1982), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (73.6% boys from 1983 to 2018).

For boys, Dao reached its peak popularity in 1983, achieving the 1.6% percentile (ranked #676) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 1983, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.6% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2018.

For girls, Dao reached its peak popularity in 1982, achieving the 0.6% percentile (ranked #788) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 1982, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.6% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2003.