Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition Top 50 in 2024

David

DAY-vid · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Beloved
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
timeless
Themes
biblical · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#31
2024 births7,317
Peak year1955
First appeared1880
Total US births3,669,730
1955 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
DaveDavey
Alternate spellings
DaveedDavyd
In other languages
Davide (Italian)Davi (Portuguese)Dawid (Polish)Daveed (Hebrew)

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