Dafydd
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAV-ith
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
Dafydd is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies).
What does Dafydd mean?
Hebrew: Welsh form of David
“beloved”
The Welsh form of David; Dafydd ap Gwilym was the greatest Welsh poet of the Middle Ages.
Is Dafydd a girl's or a boy's name?
Dafydd is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dafydd in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Dafydd, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 1999, with 108 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dafydd in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Dafydd in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,243 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,017 |
| 2012 | 33 | #979 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 28 | #1,066 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 31 | #920 |
| 2006 | 45 | #679 |
| 2005 | 68 | #466 |
| 2004 | 97 | #340 |
| 2003 | 92 | #332 |
| 2002 | 97 | #320 |
| 2001 | 106 | #296 |
| 2000 | 108 | #290 |
| 1999 | 108 | #294 |
| 1998 | 90 | #322 |
| 1997 | 102 | #302 |
| 1996 | 84 | #323 |
Nicknames for Dafydd
- Dai 5 girls in the US in 2025
Names like Dafydd
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
David Declan Daniel Ryan Adam Nathan Michael Aaron Joseph Connor Danny Matthew
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dafydd: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dafydd, updated 20 October 2026.