The first name David

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About the first name David

Meaning

The name David traditionally means “beloved”.

Historical origin

The name David comes from Hebrew Dawid, the name of King David in the Bible.

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David endured for centuries through biblical traditions and appears regularly in parish registers.

Pronunciation:da-viddav.id

Frequency of the first name David by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name David by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name DavidLine chart showing the frequency of the first name David in baptisms by year.50037525012501615169317711849192720051615–1619 1 baptisms1620–1624 1 baptisms1625–1629 1 baptisms1630–1634 1 baptisms1635–1639 1 baptisms1640–1644 1 baptisms1660–1664 1 baptisms1680–1684 2 baptisms1745–1749 2 baptisms1750–1754 1 baptisms1760–1764 1 baptisms1765–1769 1 baptisms1770–1774 3 baptisms1775–1779 1 baptisms1780–1784 3 baptisms1785–1789 8 baptisms1790–1794 10 baptisms1795–1799 17 baptisms1800–1804 18 baptisms1805–1809 41 baptisms1810–1814 43 baptisms1815–1819 64 baptisms1820–1824 98 baptisms1825–1829 83 baptisms1830–1834 126 baptisms1835–1839 161 baptisms1840–1844 209 baptisms1845–1849 163 baptisms1850–1854 168 baptisms1855–1859 184 baptisms1860–1864 192 baptisms1865–1869 157 baptisms1870–1874 154 baptisms1875–1879 117 baptisms1880–1884 114 baptisms1885–1889 80 baptisms1890–1894 45 baptisms1895–1899 45 baptisms1900–1904 22 baptisms1905–1909 24 baptisms1910–1914 8 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 5 baptisms1925–1929 4 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 8 baptisms1940–1944 7 baptisms1945–1949 4 baptisms1950–1954 4 baptisms1955–1959 11 baptisms1960–1964 11 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 18 baptisms1975–1979 61 baptisms1980–1984 82 baptisms1985–1989 67 baptisms1990–1994 60 baptisms1995–1999 31 baptisms2000–2004 12 baptisms2005–2009 1 baptisms

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