David

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

David is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin.

From Wikipedia

David first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 3,325 babies (rank #4 that year). In 2024 it was given to 499 boys (rank #46). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of David

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of David yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

41,089

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,325

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: David — shepherd, king, psalmist
In The Office (UK): David Brent — regional manager

Famous people named David

David Hilbertphilosopher of mathematics · b. 1862
David Humeessayist · b. 1711
David Cameronpolitician · b. 1966
David Beckhamsports executive · b. 1975
David Bowiemanufacturer · b. 1947

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near David in 2024

Other boys' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	3,325	#4
1992	2,889	#5
1993	2,614	#6
1994	2,214	#7
1995	2,064	#13
1996	1,942	#13
1997	1,794	#12
1998	1,616	#16
1999	1,461	#20
2000	1,421	#19
2001	1,281	#23
2002	1,160	#23
2003	1,134	#26
2004	995	#31
2005	987	#31
2006	1,012	#31
2007	942	#32
2008	969	#33
2009	972	#33
2010	920	#30
2011	828	#35
2012	838	#33
2013	808	#36
2014	806	#38
2015	768	#40
2016	736	#39
2017	673	#42
2018	619	#45
2019	652	#39
2020	596	#43
2021	556	#47
2022	490	#51
2023	484	#46
2024	499	#46