Dovud

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning beloved; Persian spelling of David.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Dovud by the numbers

Dovud was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from David

Like Dovud, each of these traces back to David: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Dawsonson of David2,068 in the US (2017)
  • Daxtonson of David; a modern patronymic form992 in the US (2017)
  • Davinabeloved; feminine form of David313 in the US (2017)
  • Dawsynson of David; invented respelling of Dawson201 in the US (2017)
  • Davonbeloved; a modern form of David164 in the US (2017)
  • Davinbeloved; a form of David146 in the US (2017)
  • Devontebeloved; a form of David, respelled with -onte suffix135 in the US (2017)
  • Daxonson of David; modern patronymic respelling of Daxson132 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Dovud. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Dovidbeloved; variant spelling of David108 in the US (2017)
  • Davudbeloved; a form of David9 in the US (2017)
  • Davidbeloved10,133 in the US (2017)
  • Dawudbeloved; form of David106 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Duvidbeloved; a form of David19 in the US (2017)
  • Davydbeloved; variant spelling of David10 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean love

Like Dovud, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Davisson of david or beloved616 in the US (2017)
  • Jedidiahbeloved of the lord357 in the US (2017)
  • Darwindear friend or beloved friend270 in the US (2017)
  • Davionbeloved; a form of david244 in the US (2017)
  • Darrelldear or beloved; from D'Arelle239 in the US (2017)
  • Davianbeloved; a form of David221 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Dovud

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