David appears 57 times in pet registries at rank 1769, male. As a pet name, David is perhaps the most aggressively human name in this batch: a biblical Hebrew name meaning beloved, borne by the second king of Israel, a patron saint of Wales, one of Michelangelo's most famous sculptures, and an enormous number of real human beings. A pet named David is a deliberate statement.
The Deliberately Human Register
Some pet owners find the formal human name deeply funny: there's an inherent comedy in shouting David across a dog park while other dogs are responding to Bella and Cooper. Others approach it earnestly: David is the pet's name, full stop, entitled to the same dignity as any other. The Hebrew root dod, meaning beloved or uncle, gives it genuine semantic warmth, which means the name works on its own terms even absent the humor. A pet named David is the beloved one, which is how most pets experience themselves anyway.
Human-Pet Crossover
As a baby name, David has been a top-10 American name for most of the twentieth century — see the full human name profile. The crossover creates actual ambiguity in multi-pet households or households with a human David, but most owners choose the name knowing this. Golden Retriever names occasionally include deliberately human names like this, given the breed's family-member status in many households.
The Counter-Reading
David on a pet is a fully self-aware choice. The owner knows they're doing something unusual and has decided that's the point. If that's not the intent — if you simply like the sound — browse all pet names for names that carry similar warmth without requiring a second look from the vet's receptionist.