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A name. A world of connections.
“holder of the heel” + “beloved”
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
James David is a masculine given name documented in English and Spanish. It combines James (“holder of the heel”) and David (“beloved”), as cited on those names' pages.
Separate records with matching spellings: James-David (st-9c0f296d0a)
Meaning: “holder of the heel” + “beloved”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
02 / Across borders
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1 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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2025 Spelling: JAMES DAVID
Recorded category male
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117 | 7,286 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “JAMES DAVID” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2026-04-23 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American record producer and musician, songwriter (1942–1994)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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