Name
DAVID

Name DAVID

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 5,004,348 births of David in the countries below, which represents an average of 35,242 births of children bearing the first name David per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 21,550 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom David   
In Italiano Nome David   
Available variants : Davíd , Dávid , Dàvid


Information about the first name David

We celebrate David on December 29th
The first name David is listed in our categories :The first name David has been assigned to:
99.80% to boys
0.20% to girls
The country where the first name David is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 5 letters including 2 vowels and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name David

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of David : Dadiv, Daivd, Davdi, Da'vid, Divad, Dvida, Vidda

Anacyclics of the first name David

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name David: Divad

David in Japanese *

Romajideibiddo
Katakanaデービッド
Hiraganaでーびっど
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David in sign language

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David in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name David

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Latin David, Davidus, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דּוד‎ (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeɪvɪd/
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
FR French
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /da.vid/, (archaic or regional) /da.vi/
General
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
ES Spanish
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /daˈbid/ [d̪aˈβ̞ið̞]
  • Rhymes: -id
  • Syllabification: Da‧vid
Proper noun src :
HU Hungarian
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɒvid]
  • Hyphenation: Da‧vid
  • Rhymes: -id
Proper noun src :
  • David
  • David
PT Portuguese
Etymology src :
  • Unadapted borrowing from English David. Doublet of Davi.
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SE Swedish
Etymology src :
Interjection src :
  • David
  • The letter "D" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
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RO Romanian
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Давꙑдъ (Davydŭ), from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from Biblical Hebrew דּוד‎ (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).
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Latin
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד‎ (Davíd).
Pronunciation src :
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdaː.u̯iːd/, [ˈd̪äːu̯iːd̪]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.vid/, [ˈd̪äːvid̪]
Proper noun src :
  • Dāvīd m (indeclinable) and Dāvīd m sg (genitive Dāvīdis); third declension
  • David
Proper noun (Declension) src :
  • Normally indeclinable, but third declension forms occasionally occur.
IT Italian
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Latin Dāvīd, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד‎ (davíd).
Etymology src :
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈda.vid/
  • Rhymes: -avid
  • Hyphenation: Dà‧vid
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.vid/, /ˈde.vid/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvid, -evid
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • Ultimately from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד‎.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/
  • Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper noun src :
  • David m
  • (biblical) David
  • a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
  • a surname originating as a patronymic
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Davidisch
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DK Danish
Pronunciation src :
  • Rhymes: -id
Proper noun src :
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DE German
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːvɪt/ (normal)
  • IPA(key): [ˈdäːvɪt] (most regions)
  • IPA(key): [ˈdäːvit] (Bavaria, Austria)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌviːt/ (some speakers in the very north of Germany)
  • Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper noun src :
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Davidstern m (“Star of David”)
CZ Czech
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈdavɪt]
Proper noun src :
Proper noun (Declension) src :
  • This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Maltese
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Italian Davide, from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד‎ (davíd). The alternative pronunciation from English David, from the same source.
Noun src :
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/ (traditional; still always for the King David)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛj.vɪt/ (predominantly as a contemporary name)
 

Popularity of the name David

Number of DAVID births per year

Popularity of the name David
Popularity of the name David

Total births of David by country

Births with the first name David
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
3,654,650
8,272
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
314,998
134
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
173,822
1,110
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
144,932
6
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
123,319
7
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
101,311
0
ESSpain
2002 - 2021
79,933
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
58,388
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
50,522
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
35,589
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
35,289
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
32,916
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
29,499
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
24,496
73
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
15,842
0
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2022
15,400
0
MXMexico
2017 - 2021
13,229
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
10,539
207
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
10,611
20
SESweden
1998 - 2022
8,946
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
8,522
1
NONorway
1945 - 2022
7,451
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
7,361
1
MDMoldova
2016 - 2022
6,444
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
5,270
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
5,232
0
SISlovenia
1992 - 2022
5,167
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
4,760
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
4,145
0
HRCroatia
2018 - 2022
2,935
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
2,569
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
331
0
EEEstonia
1931 - 2022
99
0
Popularity of the name David

Total births of David by country (last available year)

Births with the first name David
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
7,741
0
MXMexico
2021
2,866
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
1,532
0
ESSpain
2021
1,441
0
DEGermany
2022
1,436
0
MDMoldova
2022
1,022
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
961
0
ATAustria
2021
711
0
FRFrance
2022
540
0
HRCroatia
2022
474
0
ITItaly
2021
373
0
CLChili
2021
341
0
PLPoland
2022
336
0
NLNetherlands
2022
304
0
ONOntario
2019
240
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
215
0
BEBelgium
2022
145
0
IEIreland
2022
143
0
ARArgentina
2015
139
0
SESweden
2022
97
0
SISlovenia
2022
89
0
NONorway
2022
80
0
ABAlberta
2022
67
0
DKDenmark
2022
63
0
QCQuebec
2022
55
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
54
0
EEEstonia
2022
52
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
33
0

Comments on the name David

Personalities with the first name David

There are 3682 personalities with the first name David

David Woodard src

United states of america
Writer Composer Conductor

Dwight David Eisenhower (David Dwight Eisenhower) src

United states of america
Writer Politician Military personnel Military officer Statesperson Army officer

David Hume src

Great britain
Essayist Writer Librarian Economist Historian Philosopher

David Hilbert src

Nazi germany Kingdom of prussia German empire Weimar republic
Physicist Mathematician University teacher Philosopher

David Cameron (David William Donald Cameron) src

United kingdom
Politician International forum participant

Henry David Thoreau (David Henry Thoreau) src

United states of america
Naturalist Writer Poet Translator Environmentalist Autobiographer Diarist Philosopher Essayist Ecologist Abolitionist

David Beckham (David Robert Joseph Beckham) src

United kingdom
Actor Entrepreneur Association football player Model Blogger

David Bowie (David Robert Jones) src

United kingdom
Actor Composer Singer Record producer Pianist Singer-songwriter Mime artist Songwriter Guitarist Painter Music video director Vocalist Saxophonist Manufacturer Film producer Art collector Film actor Occultist

David Ben Gourion (Давид Йосеф Грин) src

Israel Ottoman empire Russian empire Mandatory palestine
Politician Zionist Trade unionist

J. D. Salinger src

United states of america
Writer Novelist


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name David
Full list of personalities with the first name David

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name David

There are 26058 actors and actresses with the first name David
David Otunga Jr.
David Mazouz
David Balda
David Mannix
David Rauchenberger
David Knoll
David Santiago Tate
David Puskas
David Militello
David Hoey
David Cerquetti
David Omoregie
David Torozoff
David Weyl
David Krstic
David Burns
David Hall
David Castro
David Birgé-Cotte
David Marshall
David Gore
David Meier
David Dobrik
David Uhse
David Lucas
David Jon Nelson
David Cognaux
David Hürten
David Schlichter
David Stepán

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name David
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name David

Rankings of first name DAVID by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#1MD Moldova2022
#3HR Croatia2022
#5AT Austria2021
#7EE Estonia2022
#10CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#15MX Mexico2021
#17CH Switzerland2021
#18ES Spain2021
#18DE Germany2022
#19SI Slovenia2022
#31US United State of America2022
#36NL Netherlands2022
#44ON Ontario2019
#44IE Ireland2022
#47AB Alberta2022
#54BE Belgium2022
#62GB United Kingdom2021
#64CL Chili2021
#65BC British Columbia2022
#76PL Poland2022
#85NO Norway2022
#86IT Italy2021
#113DK Denmark2022
#115SE Sweden2022
#117AR Argentina2015
#118QC Quebec2022
#121FR France2022
#152NZ New Zealand2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name DAVID (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around David
DAVIANDAVIANSHDAVIAULTDAVIBDAVICDAVICEDAVICHEDAVICIIDAVICKDAVICSON DAVID DA'VIDDAVÍDDÁVIDDÀVIDDAVID,YANDAVIDADAVIDALEXANDRUDAVIDALFONSODAVIDANDREIDAVIDAS

Other girls' names around David
DAVIANDAVIANADAVIANEDAVIANGELYSDAVIANNDAVIANNADAVIANNEDAVIANNYDAVIANNYSDAVICO DAVID DAVIDADAVIDALADAVIDALEJANDRODAVIDEDAVIDEADAVIDEEDAVIDEFRANCESCODAVIDIADAVIDIANDAVIDIANA

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