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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 467 babies (rank #35 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

19,657

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

467

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

Other boys' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1955	65	#192
1956	89	#164
1957	63	#203
1958	82	#188
1959	81	#188
1960	92	#177
1961	91	#188
1962	122	#148
1963	128	#151
1964	149	#132
1965	148	#136
1966	171	#121
1967	237	#94
1968	284	#87
1969	403	#66
1970	371	#69
1971	382	#63
1972	382	#61
1973	404	#58
1974	361	#59
1975	380	#57
1976	398	#55
1977	364	#58
1978	393	#51
1979	394	#50
1980	454	#43
1981	459	#40
1982	453	#40
1983	440	#38
1984	418	#43
1985	400	#46
1986	386	#48
1987	404	#47
1988	378	#55
1989	337	#59
1990	330	#64
1991	368	#55
1992	358	#54
1993	402	#47
1994	382	#50
1995	450	#42
1996	466	#38
1997	467	#35
1998	407	#49
1999	439	#42
2000	459	#40
2001	410	#42
2002	386	#43
2003	442	#38
2004	383	#41
2005	385	#34
2006	357	#38
2007	362	#39
2008	332	#46
2009	317	#47
2010	353	#36
2011	322	#44
2012	310	#41
2013	315	#39
2014	292	#46