Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Davit isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Davit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 343
- 343 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,281 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,281 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 50.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,061 as a first name in 2020; 140 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.
Davit’s family of names
In Greek usage, Davit as a surname is a transliteration of Δαυίτ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Davit
- Davit MujiriGeorgian footballer (born 1978)
- Davit GuramishviliGeorgian poet (1705-1792)
- Zuriko DavitashviliGeorgian association football playerborn 2001
- David BakradzeGeorgian politician and diplomatborn 1972
- Davit KezerashviliGeorgian politicianborn 1978
- Davit ChakvetadzeRussian Greco-Roman wrestlerborn 1992
- Dodo AbashidzeGeorgian Soviet actor and director (1924–1990)
- David VGeorgian prince1113–1155
- Davit Modzmanashviliwrestlerborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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