Davit
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dah-VEET
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Davit is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Davit mean?
Hebrew: Georgian and Armenian form of David
“beloved”
King Davit IV 'the Builder' presided over medieval Georgia's golden age.
Is Davit a girl's or a boy's name?
Davit is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Davit in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Davit, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. It first appears in the records in 1985.
2025 had the most boys named Davit of any year since it first appeared, in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Davit in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Davit in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Davit
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Avi, Krishiv, Dhruv, Ivaan, Divit, Avyaan, Vihaan, Shivansh, Viraj, Veer, Atharv
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Davit: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/davit, updated 20 October 2026.