Davied
Davied is a masculine name of Arabic origin, meaning "beloved" or "friend".
Name Census estimates that about 213 living Americans carry the first name Davied. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Davied today is around 69 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Davied births was 1960 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Davied. 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.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Davied is about 69 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Davieds were born before 1967.
People living today
213
~ 1 in 1,609,175 Americans
Peak year
1960
19 babies that year
Average age
69
years old
1979 SSA rank
#6,262
Tracked since 1914
Census
Davied in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 132 people with the first name Davied, which placed it at #48,390 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
#48,390
National first-name rank
People counted
132
132 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
47.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Davied
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davied is White at 47.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.0%) and Black (18.9%). 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 Davied 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 Davied at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White47.7% · 63
- Hispanic or Latino22.0% · 29
- Black or African American18.9% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native5.3% · 7
- Two or more races3.8% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 3
Popularity
Davied: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Davied from the 1910s through to the 1970s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 86 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1940s peak, Davied remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Davied 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 Davied during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Davied
The given name Davied appears to be a variant spelling of the name David, which has its origins in the Hebrew name Dawid or Dāwīḏ. This name traces its roots back to ancient biblical times and is derived from the Hebrew word "dod," meaning "beloved" or "uncle." The name gained widespread recognition through its association with the celebrated figure of King David from the Old Testament.
In the biblical narrative, David was a prominent figure who rose from humble beginnings as a shepherd to become the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel and Judah. His exploits, including his legendary triumph over the giant Goliath, have been immortalized in religious texts and have contributed to the enduring popularity of the name across various cultures.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Book of Samuel, where David's life and reign are chronicled in great detail. The name also appears in other religious texts, such as the Quran, where David is revered as a prophet and is referred to by the Arabic name Dāwūd.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Davied or its more common variant, David. Among them are the following:
1. David I (c. 1084 – 1153), known as the Saint, was a 12th-century King of Scots who played a significant role in the development of Scotland's legal and administrative systems.
2. David Hume (1711 – 1776), a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian, is regarded as one of the most influential figures of the Scottish Enlightenment and a pioneer of empiricism.
3. David Livingstone (1813 – 1873), a Scottish missionary and explorer, gained fame for his exploration of central Africa and his campaign against the East African slave trade.
4. David Lloyd George (1863 – 1945), a British statesman and the last Liberal Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, led the country during the latter part of World War I.
5. David Ben-Gurion (1886 – 1973), a prominent Zionist leader and the first Prime Minister of Israel, played a pivotal role in the establishment and development of the modern State of Israel.
While the exact origins of the variant spelling "Davied" are unclear, it is possible that it emerged as a result of regional or dialectal variations in the pronunciation and spelling of the more common form, David. Regardless of its specific origins, the name has maintained a strong presence throughout history, reflecting its deep-rooted connections to religious and cultural traditions.
People
Davied + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Davied 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
Davied: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davied?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 213 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Davied 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 1,609,175 US residents.
Is Davied a common name?
We classify Davied as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 406 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Davied most popular?
The single biggest year for Davied was 1960, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Davied is about 69 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Davied in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 132 people with the name Davied, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,390 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 Davied 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 Davied?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Davied appears almost entirely male. Of the 128 people counted with this name, 99.2% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Davied?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davied is White at 47.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.0%) and Black (18.9%). 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 Davied most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Davied in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.7% (63 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 Davied in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Davied a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Davied 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 Davied still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Davied 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 Davied 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 people have Davied as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Davied, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.