Dovid

Meaning: Beloved
Origin: Yiddish (from Hebrew) — Variant of David

Boy's name · #1213 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Dovid is climbing: on the charts since 1957, it reached #1213 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 170 boys given the name last year. Roughly 3,400 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

In recent years, Dovid ran 6–19× its national rate in New Jersey and New York—ranked #99 in New Jersey in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Dovid ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,309 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Dovids

Dovid Knut — Russian writer (1900–1955)
Dovid Gofshteyn — Soviet poet in Yiddish language (1889–1952)
Dovid Katz — American scholar
Dovid Feinstein — American rabbi (1929–2020)
Dovid Shmidel — Rabbi

Similar names: Davion · Eliyahu · Dov · Tzvi · Noam · Simcha

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