Hebrew dawid, "beloved" — beloved. The shepherd king and psalmist, and the patron saint of Wales.
David ranks 35th among American boys in 2025, with 6,801 born that year. Its best year was 1955, when 86,454 babies were given the name, ranking 2nd. The typical living American called David is about 59 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.42% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.