Baby names info for DAVID:
- Gender: boy
- Syllables: 2
- Characters: 5
- Pronunciation: DAY-ved
Origin and Meaning:
- Hebrew meaning of the name DAVID for a boy:
- well-beloved, dear
Baby Names Popularity:
- DAVID is the 14th most popular boy's name in the United States.
(Check for the popularity of DAVID in previous years and other countries)
Surnames:
- DAVID is a common last name.
It's the 818th most common surname in the United States (according to the 2000 U.S. Census).
DAVID appears in the following lists of names:
- United States Supreme Court Justices
- Heisman Trophy® Award winners
- Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- NASCAR Nextel Cup Drivers (2006)
- National Spelling Bee winners
- Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
- NBA Draft: First overall selections
- Current U.S. state governors
- Nobel Peace Prize winners
- Pro Football Hall-of-Famers
- Hockey Hall of Famers
- Basketball Hall of Famers
- Members of the Blues Hall of Fame
- Kentucky Derby winning jockeys
- American Idol Finalists
- National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees
- Disney actors and actresses
- Major League Baseball players who homered in first at-bat
- NFL Draft: First overall selections
- Time Magazine's 100 most influential people (2009)
- Major League Baseball Draft: First Overall Picks
- Harrison Ford roles
- Speakers of the House of Representatives (U.S.)
- Tom Hanks roles
- Brad Pitt roles
- Tom Cruise roles
- International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
- Jack Nicholson roles
- Kevin Bacon roles
- Miss Universe 2008 contestants












