Given name & surname
Davida
“the beloved one”
Davida is a variant of Davina. In Scottish use, Davina carries the interpretation “the beloved one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Davida is a variant of Davina. In Scottish use, Davina carries the interpretation “the beloved one.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Davida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,031
- 5 boys · 4,026 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 103 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,230 as a first name in 2020; 166 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Davida’s family of names
Davida has a related form in Davina. In German usage, Davida has a conventional equivalent in the English form Davina. In German usage, Davida has a related form in Davina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Davida has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 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 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Davida
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