Given name & surname
Davi
“Beloved”·“darling”·“the beloved one”
Davi is a variant of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest. Davi is a variant of Davina. In Scottish use, Davina carries the interpretation “the beloved one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Davi is a variant of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest. Davi is a variant of Davina. In Scottish use, Davina carries the interpretation “the beloved one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Davi is a variant of David. David is a Hebrew biblical name, although its precise Hebrew derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Davi is a variant of David. The shared background comes through David: One explanation connects David with a Hebrew nursery word meaning “darling.” This remains a proposed derivation rather than an established breakdown into separate elements.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Davi is a variant of David. The history of David gives this family its wider story. The biblical David is remembered as the young challenger of Goliath and later king of Israel. In Britain, the patron saint of Wales and two medieval Scottish kings gave the name further local associations.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Davi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,692
- 2,058 boys · 634 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 164 babies
- 2025
- 131
- #1,493 for boys · #7,986 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +31%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 86% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 118 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,493 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 13 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Massachusetts had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (31). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,192 as a first name in 2020; 1,707 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Davi’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Davi shares an earlier linguistic root with David. Davi has a related form in Davina. Davi has a related form in David.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Davi has relatives in 7 languages.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Davi
- DaviBrazilian association football playerborn 1963
- DaviBrazilian association football playerborn 1984
- DaviBrazilian association football playerborn 1984
- Davi BandaMalawian footballerborn 1983
- Davi Kopenawa YanomamiYanomami shaman, activist and political leaderborn 1956
- David TeransUruguayan association football playerborn 1994
- Davi SantosAmerican actorborn 1990
- Davi RancanBrazilian footballerborn 1981
- Davi RossettoBrazilian basketball player (born 1992)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Davi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Davo
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Davidde
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Daveun
“the beloved one”
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Dawkin
“a spirited man” · “Beloved”
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Santiago
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