Dao is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1991 and has since faded.
Dao is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Dao first appears in 1980 and peaked in 1983 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,591 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,437 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,734 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #16,375 | #8,858 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,499 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #12,845 | #9,941 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | — | #7,303 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,146 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #12,152 | #5,960 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #9,784 | #5,426 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #10,751 | #5,311 |
| 1991 | 24 | — | #9,545 | #3,680 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,561 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,075 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | — | #5,893 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #8,172 | #3,774 |
| 1986 | 20 | — | #11,348 | #3,161 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #9,576 | #5,265 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #10,782 | #3,986 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | — | #2,812 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | #6,462 | #4,013 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | #8,309 | #5,652 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,352 | — |