Dovid

Dovid: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “beloved”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: DAW-vid · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Yiddish-influenced Ashkenazi pronunciation and spelling of David, from Hebrew Dawid. It is especially associated with traditional Jewish naming usage.

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How popular is Dovid?

202445.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Dovid in 2024150

2024 rank#1,302 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18803,225

Dovid is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Dovid

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Davidbeloved · Hebrew
Dawsonson of Daw · English
Davinabeloved · Hebrew
Davibeloved · Hebrew
Davebeloved · Hebrew
Deweybeloved · Welsh
Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
Jamessupplanter · Hebrew

Dovid questions

What does the name Dovid mean?

Dovid means "beloved". It comes from Hebrew. Yiddish-influenced Ashkenazi pronunciation and spelling of David, from Hebrew Dawid. It is especially associated with traditional Jewish naming usage.

Is Dovid a boy or girl name?

Dovid is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dovid?

150 US babies were named Dovid in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Dovid?

Dovid is usually pronounced DAW-vid.

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.