David

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #35 for boys in 2025, 6,794 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
#1
1960 · 85,929 births
Debut · boys
1880
869 births
In top 100 · boys
146 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,676,654
since 1880

David over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #1, 1960boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#356,794
2024#12,1617#317,369
2023#11,1698#277,420
2022#13,5926#317,829
2021#8,97811#307,940
2020#9,54610#288,263
2019#8,59712#278,989
2018#7,76214#229,812
2017#10,6899#2210,244
2016#7,60215#1911,153
2015#6,45219#1811,838
2014#8,48513#1712,259
2013#7,74815#1712,400
2012#6,87218#2012,565
2011#6,33520#1813,258
2010#5,41425#1514,222
2009#7,67916#1415,457
2008#6,13022#1416,347
2007#5,70924#1217,573
2006#4,68530#1317,671
2005#5,11325#1218,144
2004#2,52666#1418,412
2003#4,22031#1418,641
2002#3,52338#1318,704
2001#3,31641#1219,362
2000#3,12144#1619,787
1999#3,04843#1620,352
1998#3,01542#1320,892
1997#3,16137#1421,896
1996#2,17762#1323,022
1995#1,98269#1623,045
1994#1,86276#1324,877
1993#1,67989#1127,038
1992#1,402117#1028,425
1991#1,60994#830,416
1990#1,334120#633,748
1989#1,118148#535,225
1988#751250#635,329
1987#718252#536,795
1986#668274#537,150
1985#640290#638,522
1984#705235#538,492
1983#567321#439,201
1982#703250#540,453
1981#735224#540,629
1980#626291#441,891
1979#619285#442,053
1978#655245#440,684
1977#647252#440,515
1976#669229#439,265
1975#645237#539,156
1974#649234#441,786
1973#658226#541,082
1972#642237#446,322
1971#639259#353,113
1970#600290#361,728
1969#572296#263,672
1968#589265#263,679
1967#561282#266,806
1966#626232#266,408
1965#667218#367,825
1964#647249#375,043
1963#657236#378,444
1962#579290#281,337
1961#677234#284,810
1960#684222#185,929
1959#653235#283,977
1958#694204#282,681
1957#782165#382,403
1956#789157#481,652
1955#788148#286,306
1954#748153#579,556
1953#748149#576,119
1952#775133#571,752
1951#902102#564,788
1950#742134#560,729
1949#807116#659,611
1948#782121#556,627
1947#833111#657,810
1946#805105#646,444
1945#81087#637,110
1944#762100#637,382
1943#736110#637,240
1942#697114#635,905
1941#72894#730,553
1940#76284#727,690
1939#70593#725,360
1938#89063#822,994
1937#81970#820,981
1936#95152#1017,476
1935#89260#1115,663
1934#77475#1214,003
1933#83464#1312,026
1932#94056#1212,139
1931#92656#1311,784
1930#75586#1512,275
1929#82873#1711,302
1928#88868#199,990
1927#98260#219,426
1926#99756#229,041
1925#1,22540#228,915
1924#1,09651#248,758
1923#1,17443#248,230
1922#1,46431#247,865
1921#1,18442#257,765
1920#1,37533#257,444
1919#1,36932#276,716
1918#1,23437#286,627
1917#1,24134#286,099
1916#1,48525#285,812
1915#1,25831#315,394
1914#1,38521#294,251
1913#1,67013#293,282
1912#1,35216#292,858
1911#1,6569#271,556
1910#1,6349#301,258
1909#1,7637#291,094
1908—#301,015
1907#1,20611#31945
1906#1,4168#31878
1905#1,5387#32838
1904—#31817
1903—#33716
1902—#30761
1901—#30672
1900#1,3199#32883
1899—#32646
1898#1,7005#30815
1897—#29730
1896#1,2927#28765
1895#1,5925#32707
1894—#29729
1893#1,2776#27724
1892#1,4505#24813
1891—#26673
1890—#26731
1889—#22757
1888—#21801
1887#7889#22673
1886—#24674
1885#1,0475#22712
1884—#21761
1883#8176#20734
1882—#19838
1881—#18750
1880—#18869
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, David was already there! It came in at #18, and was given to 869 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1880–1907, when fewer than 950 boys a year got the name.

Where David is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #11 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 29 boysAKMaine: #42 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 164 boysMEVermont: #44 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 155 boysVTNew Hampshire: #32 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 111 boysNHWashington: #24 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 106 boysWAIdaho: #25 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 112 boysIDMontana: #28 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 114 boysMTNorth Dakota: #67 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 236 boysNDMinnesota: #49 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 183 boysMNIllinois: #42 for boys · 292 births · 1 in 183 boysILWisconsin: #59 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 214 boysWIMichigan: #40 for boys · 205 births · 1 in 165 boysMINew York: #31 for boys · 717 births · 1 in 126 boysNYMassachusetts: #27 for boys · 280 births · 1 in 119 boysMARhode Island: #56 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 267 boysRIOregon: #21 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 95 boysORNevada: #19 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 51 boysNVWyoming: #25 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 101 boysWYSouth Dakota: #65 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 231 boysSDIowa: #53 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 194 boysIAIndiana: #28 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 140 boysINOhio: #29 for boys · 341 births · 1 in 144 boysOHPennsylvania: #27 for boys · 680 births · 1 in 125 boysPANew Jersey: #33 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 152 boysNJConnecticut: #29 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 135 boysCTCalifornia: #24 for boys · 251 births · 1 in 104 boysCAUtah: #19 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 85 boysUTColorado: #25 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 99 boysCONebraska: #73 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 291 boysNEMissouri: #36 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 157 boysMOKentucky: #40 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 183 boysKYWest Virginia: #34 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 158 boysWVVirginia: #31 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 147 boysVAMaryland: #29 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 138 boysMDDelaware: #42 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 195 boysDEArizona: #13 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 76 boysAZNew Mexico: #15 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 78 boysNMKansas: #47 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 172 boysKSArkansas: #27 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 141 boysARTennessee: #27 for boys · 173 births · 1 in 136 boysTNNorth Carolina: #13 for boys · 421 births · 1 in 78 boysNCSouth Carolina: #11 for boys · 298 births · 1 in 71 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #28 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 119 boysDCOklahoma: #39 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 167 boysOKLouisiana: #25 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 156 boysLAMississippi: #21 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 138 boysMSAlabama: #20 for boys · 199 births · 1 in 129 boysALGeorgia: #24 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 134 boysGAHawaii: #8 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 49 boysHITexas: #18 for boys · 425 births · 1 in 120 boysTXFlorida: #18 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 94 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#8 · 1 in 49
  2. Alaska#11 · 1 in 29
  3. South Carolina#11 · 1 in 71
  4. Arizona#13 · 1 in 76
  5. North Carolina#13 · 1 in 78

Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1942.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#8461 in 49
Alaska#1171 in 29
South Carolina#112981 in 71
Arizona#13481 in 76
North Carolina#134211 in 78
New Mexico#15471 in 78
Florida#181031 in 94
Texas#184251 in 120
Nevada#1961 in 51
Utah#19551 in 85
Alabama#201991 in 129
Mississippi#211401 in 138
Oregon#21591 in 95
California#242511 in 104
Georgia#242391 in 134
Washington#24921 in 106
Colorado#25831 in 99
Idaho#25361 in 112
Louisiana#251201 in 156
Wyoming#25161 in 101
Arkansas#271241 in 141
Massachusetts#272801 in 119
Pennsylvania#276801 in 125
Tennessee#271731 in 136
District of Columbia#28251 in 119
Indiana#281711 in 140
Montana#28421 in 114
Connecticut#29921 in 135
Maryland#29941 in 138
Ohio#293411 in 144
New York#317171 in 126
Virginia#311631 in 147
New Hampshire#32281 in 111
New Jersey#331911 in 152
West Virginia#34961 in 158
Missouri#361771 in 157
Oklahoma#391301 in 167
Kentucky#401361 in 183
Michigan#402051 in 165
Delaware#4291 in 195
Illinois#422921 in 183
Maine#42361 in 164
Vermont#44151 in 155
Kansas#47921 in 172
Minnesota#491151 in 183
Iowa#531081 in 194
Rhode Island#56191 in 267
Wisconsin#591061 in 214
South Dakota#65271 in 231
North Dakota#67281 in 236
Nebraska#73411 in 291

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about David
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#31 → #35)
  • 7 spots since 2020 (#28 → #35)
  • 17 spots since 2015 (#18 → #35)
  • Biggest jump: 4 spots in 1896 (#32 → #28)
  • Biggest drop: 5 spots in 2019 (#22 → #27)
Rise & fade · boys
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1960 at #1 (85,929 births)
  • Births halved by 1973, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: 57 yrs · run 1936–1992
  • Top 100: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 24
  • Highest: 1 in 24 boys born in 1955 were named David (4.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 251 boys born in 2025 (0.40%)
  • Its best rank, #1 in 1960, was only 1 in 25 (4.0%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 20.9% of all boys named David (769,963) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,569#18 (1880)#21
1890s7,333#24 (1892)#28
1900s8,619#29 (1909)#31
1910s43,853#27 (1919)#29
1920s88,736#17 (1929)#22
1930s164,701#7 (1939)#11
1940s426,372#5 (1948)#6
1950s769,963#2 (1955)#4
1960s733,953#1 (1960)#2
1970s445,704#3 (1970)#4
1980s383,687#4 (1980)#5
1990s253,711#6 (1990)#12
2000s180,098#12 (2001)#13
2010s116,740#15 (2010)#20
2020s45,615#27 (2023)#30

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

David in 1920

girls
#1,375
33 births · 1 in 36,312 girls
boys
#25
7,444 births · 1 in 143 boys

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #1,375David33

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #25David7,444
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 36,312 of them was named David, which outranked 76.2% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside David
  1. #1,349Sigrid34
  2. #1,349Victorine34
  3. #1,349Yuriko34
  4. #1,375David33
  5. #1,375Abigail33
  6. #1,375Albert33
  7. #1,375Alethea33
  8. #1,407Aldine32
  9. #1,407Anner32
  10. #1,407Anthony32

Tied with 31 names at #1,375; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 143 of them was named David, which outranked 99.5% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside David
  1. #22Ralph8,556
  2. #23Kenneth7,840
  3. #24Howard7,466
  4. #25David7,444
  5. #26Clarence7,221
  6. #27Carl7,010
  7. #28Louis6,966
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →