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David
Pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪd/
Rank in 2024
#13,108
Born in 2024
7
Peak year
1983 · #567
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for boys:7,317 in 2024 (#31)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 7 girls were named David, about 1 in every 230,455.
- It peaked in 1983 with 321 babies, ranked #567.
- It first shows up in the records in 1883.
- 12,953 girls have been named David since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named David per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.2Gen X1965–80
- 0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 616 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 1,405 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Boomers: 3,266 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen X: 4,078 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,871 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Gen Z: 521 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 139 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- (rare) A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- /ˈdeɪvɪd/
From Wiktionary’s entry for David, CC BY-SA 4.0.