Baby name
POPULAR
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 David
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Meaning
“Beloved”
Hebrew meaning 'beloved,' biblical king and psalmist. Universal anchor masculine across all cultures.
Nicknames
dave · dai · davey
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
David has remained top-10 globally for 70+ years with extraordinary cross-cultural stability.
The cultural moment.
Worldwide steady; particularly strong in Spanish-speaking regions and Mediterranean countries. Currently ranks #8 in Austria, #26 in Spain, #31 in the US, #44 in the Netherlands and #65 in the UK. Worldwide, it's one of the most common given names of all — an estimated 13 million people share it (around #13 globally).