Boy · Name family
David
5,006,058births recorded
30Countries
4Variants
1964Peak · South Australia
#6Czechia 2025
David is a boy name family recorded 5,006,058 times in 30 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Czechia (#6 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in South Australia in 1964, at 3,442.0 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Davide (Italy), Dawid (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of David
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | English | 3,689,613 | 🇺🇸 United States | #35 | 1955 | ▼ 36 % |
| David | English | 316,315 | 🇫🇷 France | #160 | 1972 | ▼ 40 % |
| David | English | 146,029 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #46 | 1955 | ▼ 32 % |
| David | English | 127,302 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #203 | 1989 | ▼ 45 % |
| David | English | 83,772 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #25 | 2004 | – |
| David | English | 66,911 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1961 | – |
| Davide | Italian | 111,967 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #27 | 1999 | – |
| Davide | Italian | 1,420 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #257 | 2000 | ▼ 39 % |
| Davide | Italian | 906 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6803 | 2007 | ▲ 33 % |
| Davide | Italian | 580 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1981 | – |
| Davide | Italian | 441 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1969 | – |
| Davide | Italian | 199 | 🇵🇱 Poland | – | 2004 | – |
| Dawid | Polish | 102,700 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #34 | 2002 | ▼ 48 % |
| Dawid | Polish | 1,896 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2012 | 2008 | ▼ 85 % |
| Dawid | Polish | 469 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2009 | – |
| Dawid | Polish | 380 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12008 | 2008 | ▼ 53 % |
| Dawid | Polish | 145 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 2009 | – |
| Dawid | Polish | 100 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2020 | – |
| Davyd | Ukrainian | 434 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #147 | 2023 | ▲ 979 % |
| Davyd | Ukrainian | 128 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2007 | – |
| Davyd | Ukrainian | 19 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2266 | 2025 | – |
| Davyd | Ukrainian | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2007 | – |
How we grouped these names
- David ↔ Davide — checked by hand
- David ↔ Davyd — checked by hand
- David ↔ Dawid — spelling variant
Questions about David
How popular is the name David?
In 2025 it ranked #6 in Czechia. Official registers record 5,006,058 births across 30 countries.
What is David in other languages?
Davide (Italian); Dawid (Polish); Davyd (Ukrainian).
When was David most popular?
It peaked in South Australia in 1964, at 3,442.0 births per 100,000.
Is David a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, David is a boy name.