Name meaning & stats
Davide
Davide means “beloved” (Hebrew origin). 896 US babies since 1940, peak 2007. Notable Davides are 3.2× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“beloved”
HebrewSpelling of David
From Biblical Hebrew Dawid.
David around the world
- Дэвид / Дейвид / Давид · Russian
- Девід / Давид / Дейвід · Ukrainian
- Ντέιβιντ · Greek
- ديفيد · Arabic
- דייוויד · Hebrew
- デイヴィッド · Japanese
- 다비드 · Korean
- Davide · Italian
- Dávid · Hungarian
- Dafydd · Welsh
Famous Davids
- David Hilbert · German mathematician (1862–1943)
- David Hume · Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian (1711-1776)
- David Cameron · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016
- David Beckham · English footballer (born 1975)
David’s name day
- December 30 · Norway
- June 25 · Sweden
- December 29 · France
- November 1 · Greece, Cyprus
In US birth records
Peak year: 2007
896 US babies were named Davide between 1940 and 2025.
Davide around the world
- England & Wales: 208 babies since 1996, peak 2016, No. 3,240 in 2025
- France: 570 babies since 1900, peak 1981
- Belgium: 121 babies since 1995, peak 2010
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Davides end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.0× | High · 170 people |
| Basketball player | 3.2× | High · 90 people |
| Professor | 0.9× | High · 34 people |
| Actor | 0.9× | High · 33 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, Davides show up 3.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 3760 Davids spell it Davide
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2007)