David: name meaning and numbers
In Pythagorean numerology David adds up to 22, its Expression number. In the Chaldean system it adds up to 16, which reduces to 7.
David adds up to 22 in Pythagorean numerology, a master number that is not reduced, and 86,306 boys in the United States got the name in 1955.
Where David comes from and how it spread
David is the shepherd who fights Goliath in the Hebrew Bible and later becomes king of Israel. The name is usually read as beloved. Wales keeps Saint David as its patron saint, and his day falls on March 1. Two D's, each worth 4, stand at either end, and the two vowels between them add up to 10. Spain counts 372,975 men named David among its residents. Scotland recorded 1,988 boys in 1980 and 58 in 2025, and Ireland 1,740 in 1980 and 114 in 2025. New South Wales listed 2,016 in 1970.
How David adds up
David has 5 letters. Their Pythagorean values add up to 22 and their Chaldean values to 16.
Pythagorean
Vowels are underlined. Consonants are plain. Each letter shows its value below.
- D4Consonant
- A1Vowel
- V4Consonant
- I9Vowel
- D4Consonant
Subtotal 22
The first letter is D, worth 4.
Expression number
Also called the Destiny number
22
Sum 22Master number
Soul Urge number
Also called the Heart's Desire number
1
Sum 10, reduced to 1
Personality number
3
Sum 12, reduced to 3
Chaldean
- D4Consonant
- A1Vowel
- V6Consonant
- I1Vowel
- D4Consonant
Subtotal 16
The first letter is D, worth 4.
Expression number
7
Sum 16, reduced to 7
Soul Urge number
2
Sum 2
Personality number
5
Sum 14, reduced to 5
Spellings and related forms
| Spelling | Pythagorean | Chaldean |
|---|---|---|
| David | 22 | 7 |
| Dave | 5 | 7 |
| Dawid | 5 | 7 |
Dávid folds to the same letters, so it gives the same numbers.
Related forms come from Wikidata.
Where David is used
- United States Births, boys
- Other counts, each against its peak
| Where | Latest year | Count | Rank | Peak year in these data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Births, boys | 2025 | 6,794 | 35 | 1955 |
| United States Births, girls | 2025 | 7 | 11932 | 1983 |
| England and Wales Births, boys | 2025 | 712 | 73 | 1996 |
| Scotland Births, boys | 2025 | 58 | 92 | 1979 |
| Northern Ireland Births, boys | 2025 | 18 | 126 | 1997 |
| Canada Births, boys | 2025 | 506 | 44 | 1991 |
| Canada Births, girls | 2025 | fewer than 5 | 1991 | |
| New South Wales, Australia Births, boys | 2025 | not in that year's top 100 | 1962 | |
| Victoria, Australia Births, boys | 2025 | not in that year's top 100 | 2008 | |
| Ireland Births, boys | 2025 | 114 | 45 | 1980 |
| Puerto Rico Births, boys | 2025 | 14 | 109 | 2000 |
| Chile Births, boys | 2021 | 341 | 63 | 1983 |
| Spain Residents, women | 2025 | 41 | 16565 | |
| Spain Residents, men | 2025 | 372,975 | 5 | |
| Spain Births, boys | 2024 | 1,100 | 25 | |
A rank is the place among names of the same sex in that source and year.
Before 1990 the data keeps every fifth year and the peak year.
Counts: SSA, ONS, NRS, NISRA, StatCan, NSW BDM, BDM Victoria, CSO, Registro Civil, INE. Sources and licenses
What numerology reads in these numbers
Expression number
22
A master number in numerology, the Expression 22 is linked with large plans and the patience to build them.
Soul Urge number
1
A Soul Urge of 1 is, in numerology, the wish to steer: to pick the road, set the pace and answer for the result.
Personality number
3
A Personality 3 meets the world, in numerology, with a joke ready, bright colors and a face that shows every feeling.
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Numbers worked out by code from the calculator's letter tables, every sum shown; counts from national statistics offices and registries. Numerology has no scientific evidence.
Last reviewed: November 8, 2026