Davide
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved".
Name Census estimates that about 829 living Americans carry the first name Davide. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Davide today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Davide births was 2007 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Davide. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Davide with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
829
~ 1 in 413,455 Americans
Peak year
2007
25 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,323
Tracked since 1925
Census
Davide in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,466 people with the first name Davide, which placed it at #9,467 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,467
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,466 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Davide
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davide is White at 84.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.4%) and Black (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Davide described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Davide at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.9% · 1,245
- Hispanic or Latino6.4% · 94
- Black or African American6.1% · 90
- Two or more races2.0% · 30
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 7
Popularity
Davide: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Davide from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 156 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Davide remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Davide by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Davide during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Davides live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. New York, California, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Davide, while Massachusetts, California, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 19 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Davide
The name Davide is an Italian variant of the Hebrew name David. It originated from the Hebrew word "Dawid", which means "beloved". The name David has its roots in the biblical figure, King David, who ruled over the united Kingdom of Israel and Judah around 1000 BCE.
The name David is mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. The Book of Samuel and the Book of Chronicles provide detailed accounts of King David's life and reign. He was revered as a heroic warrior, skilled musician, and a man after God's own heart.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Davide can be found in the Italian Renaissance. Davide Ghirlandaio (1452-1525) was an Italian Renaissance painter and mosaic artist from Florence. He was a member of the influential Ghirlandaio family of artists.
Another notable figure with the name Davide was Davide Camilli (1533-1587), an Italian mathematician and astronomer. He made significant contributions to the field of optics and is known for his work on the theory of parallax.
In the 17th century, Davide Rizzio (1537-1566) was an Italian courtier and close confidant of Mary, Queen of Scots. His influence at the Scottish court led to his infamous assassination in 1566, which was a pivotal event in Scottish history.
During the 18th century, Davide Winspeare (1735-1786) was an Italian composer and music teacher. He was one of the leading figures in the Neapolitan school of opera during the late Baroque period.
In the 19th century, Davide Calandra (1856-1915) was an Italian painter known for his landscapes and genre scenes. He was part of the Macchiaioli movement, which sought to capture the effects of natural light in their works.
People
Davide + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Davide as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Davide: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davide?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 829 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Davide going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 413,455 US residents.
Is Davide a common name?
We classify Davide as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 894 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Davide most popular?
The single biggest year for Davide was 2007, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Davide is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Davide in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,466 people with the name Davide, or 0.49 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,467 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Davide in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Davide?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Davide leans strongly male. 1,452 people counted with this name were male (98.2%), compared with 26 female bearers (1.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Davide?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davide is White at 84.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (6.4%) and Black (6.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Davide most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Davide in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.9% (1,245 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Davide in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Davide a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Davide in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Davide still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Davide in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Davide can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Davide?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Davide at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.