Fun Facts About the Name Johndavid
- More than 1 thousand babies named Johndavid: U.S. records list 1,265 babies given the name Johndavid from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Johndavid Mean?
Johndavid is a compound given name formed by joining two Hebrew-derived names, John and David. It has no separate root of its own, so its meaning is the combined sense of its two parts. John goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), usually translated "Yahweh is gracious," built from a shortened form of the divine name plus a verb root meaning "to show favor" or "be gracious"; the name reached English through Greek Iōannēs and Latin Iohannes. David comes from the Hebrew Dawid (דָּוִד), the name of the second king of Israel. Its etymology is not settled: the familiar explanation connects it with a Hebrew root for "beloved," while other derivations have been proposed, so "beloved" is better treated as a traditional translation than a certain one.
Johndavid Name History & Origins
Because Johndavid is a combination rather than a name with its own line of development, its history is the history of the two names it joins and of the practice of linking given names. John is one of the most durable biblical names in English: it was carried by John the Baptist and John the Apostle, and it was among the most common male names in medieval England, written in forms such as Jon and Johan before settling into its modern spelling. David also came into English from the Bible, by way of Greek Dauid and Latin David. It was the name of the biblical king and, from the twelfth century, of Scottish kings beginning with David I, which helped establish it in Scotland and later in England.
Joining two given names - written with a space, with a hyphen, or closed up as a single word - is a long-standing practice in English-speaking countries, and the closed form Johndavid belongs to that tradition. Double given names of this kind are traditional in parts of the United States, especially the South, and the spellings John David, John-David, and Johndavid all occur. In the closed spelling the two elements keep their usual pronunciations, with the stress falling on the second element: JAHN-DAY-vid.
How Popular is the Name Johndavid?
Johndavid has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #2,184 in 1982.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,274 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2024 | #4,476 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #5,341 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #3,813 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2021 | #4,162 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #4,616 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #4,879 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #4,143 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #3,834 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #3,928 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #3,399 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #3,841 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2013 | #4,387 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #3,267 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #3,552 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #3,044 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2009 | #3,368 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2008 | #4,192 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #2,782 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #3,843 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #2,985 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #4,187 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #3,573 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #3,504 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #3,782 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #3,991 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #4,452 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #3,146 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1997 | #3,304 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #3,469 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,245 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #3,062 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #3,917 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #3,834 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #3,168 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #2,908 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,715 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #3,025 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #3,008 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #2,326 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #2,196 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1984 | #2,399 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #2,621 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #2,184 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #2,238 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #2,318 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #2,713 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1978 | #2,986 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #2,604 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #2,758 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #2,584 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1974 | #2,873 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #2,448 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #5,332 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #3,512 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,664 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #4,698 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,915 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,757 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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