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David

Two unrelated androids share this name. One experiments on humans. One wants to be a real boy. Also second among human boys in 1955. Parents should specify.

Table 1. David, as recorded
ClassificationClass 6, Of concern
Speciesandroid
PronunciationDAY-vid (English)
OriginEnglish, Hebrew, Biblical (also many other European languages)
MeaningFrom the Hebrew name David (Dawid), which was derived from doḏ meaning 'beloved' or 'uncle'.
Syllables2
Length in tokens1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending.
Births registered0
First registered–
Public agent files on GitHub–

Statement of record

No birth has been registered under the name David. David was given to 6,794 boys in 2025, ranking 35th for the year. It peaked in 1955, when it ranked 2nd and went to 86,306 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have.

Charting: David

Figure 1. Popularity of a Name: David
1880192019602000202520,94941,898peak 1955 · #2
Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2025.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.
Table 2. David among human names, 1880 to 2025
SexMale
2025 rank35
2025 number6,794
Peak year1955
Peak rank2
Years present146 of 146

Births registered

No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.

Villain probability

88%

Basis: the canon. Yes (research/03), Prometheus; no, A.I. (2001).

By sound alone it would score 68%. The canon knows better.

Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.

Conflicts with other registries

Checking eight registries.

Sources

  1. The note on file. (research/03)
  2. Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
  3. U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
  4. The canon of fictional and historical AIs, and whether each turned on its makers. (research/03-fictional-and-historical-ai-names.md)
  5. The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)