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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 2,517 babies (rank #32 that year). In 2024 it was given to 788 boys (rank #64). 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.

37,852

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,517

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
1996	2,517	#32
1997	2,237	#35
1998	1,993	#39
1999	1,642	#42
2000	1,542	#43
2001	1,425	#46
2002	1,320	#47
2003	1,264	#49
2004	1,148	#55
2005	1,079	#61
2006	1,112	#67
2007	1,188	#63
2008	1,134	#64
2009	1,072	#64
2010	1,094	#64
2011	1,163	#57
2012	1,148	#59
2013	1,248	#50
2014	1,209	#50
2015	1,394	#43
2016	1,461	#43
2017	1,416	#44
2018	1,307	#49
2019	1,168	#56
2020	1,047	#60
2021	961	#62
2022	930	#62
2023	845	#65
2024	788	#64