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Davi

Davi: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“beloved”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
dah-VEE · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (24% girls, 76% boys since 1880)

Davi is the Portuguese form of David, from Hebrew Dawid. It is also used in Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking communities.

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How popular is Davi?

202448.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Davi in 2024158

2024 rank#1,403 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18802,559

Davi is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Davi

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Davidbeloved · Hebrew
  • Dawsonson of Daw · English
  • Davinabeloved · Hebrew
  • Dovidbeloved · Hebrew
  • Davebeloved · Hebrew
  • Deweybeloved · Welsh
  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew

Davi questions

What does the name Davi mean?

Davi means "beloved". It comes from Hebrew. Davi is the Portuguese form of David, from Hebrew Dawid. It is also used in Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking communities.

Is Davi a boy or girl name?

Davi is used for both: about 24% of US babies named Davi since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Davi?

158 US babies were named Davi in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Davi?

Davi is usually pronounced dah-VEE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.