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David

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Beloved
Dearly loved

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of David

Pronunciation

d(a)-vid

Famous People

Athlete David Beckham, Rock star David Bowie, Show host David Letterman, Actor David Arquette, Actor David Hasselhoff, Actor David Schwimmer, Musician David Lee Roth, Frontiersman Davy Crockett

Celebrity Babies

Son of Robert Redford, Son of J.K. Rowling, Son of Jennifer Hudson, Son of Madonna, Son of Ralph Lauren, Son of Ray Charles

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1955 (rank #2, 86,200 births); most recent 2025 (rank #35, 6,794 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #567, 321 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11932, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20256,7947
20247,3177
20237,4138
20227,8206
20217,92511
20208,25910
20198,98412
20189,81114
201710,2419
201611,14815

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #32, 2,517 births); most recent 2025 (rank #73, 712 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025712
2024788
2023845
2022930
2021961
20201,047
20191,168
20181,307
20171,416
20161,461

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #3, 19,694 births); most recent 2023 (rank #127, 524 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1923 (rank #637, 7 births); most recent 1952 (rank #1000, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023524–
2022541–
2021559–
2020626–
2019661–
2018783–
2017714–
2016784–
2015778–
2014745–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #2, 1,740 births); most recent 2025 (rank #46, 114 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025114
2024134
2023122
2022143
2021141
2020168
2019160
2018225
2017255
2016253

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #1, 2,024 births); most recent 2025 (rank #92, 58 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202558
202472
202368
202275
202170
202074
2019101
2018102
2017106
2016122

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #9, 246 births); most recent 2025 (rank #126, 18 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202518
202422
202330
202230
202128
202032
201942
201844
201748
201649

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #1, 880 births); most recent 2023 (rank #84, 39 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202339
202254
202135
202064
201961
201856
201760
201659
201569
201461

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence