Dovid is a distinctive choice, ranked #2269 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Dovid in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2269
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About the Name Dovid
Dovid is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #1282. The name has climbed 543 places in the last five years โ a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Dovid is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Dovid in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Dovid
Dovid Efune โ Dovid Efune is a British-born US-based newspaper editor and publisher.
Dovid Harris โ Rabbi Dovid Harris is an Orthodox rabbi who, along with Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt and Rabbi Shaul Opoczynski, serves as Rosh Hayeshiva (deans) at the Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen (Chofetz Chaim).
Dovid Katz โ Dovid Katz (Yiddish: ืืืจืฉืขึพืืื ืืดืฅโ, also ืืืจืฉืขึพืืื ืงืึทืฅโ, Hirshe-Dovid Kats, [หhirสษ-หdษvid หkษtอกs], born 9 May 1956) is an American-born Vilnius-based scholar, author, and educator specializing in Yiddish language and literature, Lithuanian-Jewish culture,โฆ
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Dovid
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Dovid per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Dovid in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Dovid is declining: down 444 places since 2020, to #2,269 in 2025. It peaked at #1,282 in 2024.
Dovid is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Dovid include: Dovid Efune, Dovid Harris and Dovid Katz. Short summaries for each appear below.
Dovid does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Dovids in the wild.
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UK babies named Dovid (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 444 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Dovid
Almost certainly the only Dovid in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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✨ Similar names to Dovid
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Rabbi Dovid Harris is an Orthodox rabbi who, along with Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt and Rabbi Shaul Opoczynski, serves as Rosh Hayeshiva (deans) at the Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen (Chofetz Chaim).
Dovid Katz (Yiddish: ืืืจืฉืขึพืืื ืืดืฅโ, also ืืืจืฉืขึพืืื ืงืึทืฅโ, Hirshe-Dovid Kats, [หhirสษ-หdษvid หkษtอกs], born 9 May 1956) is an American-born Vilnius-based scholar, author, and educator specializing in Yiddish language and literature, Lithuanian-Jewish culture, and the Holocaust in Eastern Europe.
Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Schustal (Hebrew: ืืื ืฆืื ืฉืืกืืื) is an Orthodox rabbi and one of the four roshei yeshiva (deans) of Beth Medrash Govoha (the Lakewood Yeshiva) in Lakewood, New Jersey.
Dovid Kronglas was an Orthodox Rabbi in Baltimore, Maryland, who was the Mashgiach Ruchni (spiritual supervisor) of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Baltimore, and wrote on Talmudic topics and on Mussar literature.