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#10rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #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 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #5 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 18 boysAKMaine: #46 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 172 boysMEVermont: #84 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 346 boysVTNew Hampshire: #35 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 141 boysNHWashington: #22 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 102 boysWAIdaho: #17 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 86 boysIDMontana: #31 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 131 boysMTNorth Dakota: #67 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 223 boysNDMinnesota: #36 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 138 boysMNIllinois: #36 for boys · 312 births · 1 in 178 boysILWisconsin: #53 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 181 boysWIMichigan: #33 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 141 boysMINew York: #29 for boys · 800 births · 1 in 116 boysNYMassachusetts: #26 for boys · 286 births · 1 in 116 boysMARhode Island: #37 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 149 boysRIOregon: #14 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 80 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named David, so not publishedNVWyoming: #30 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 143 boysWYSouth Dakota: #58 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 200 boysSDIowa: #45 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 189 boysIAIndiana: #27 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 141 boysINOhio: #27 for boys · 381 births · 1 in 131 boysOHPennsylvania: #24 for boys · 719 births · 1 in 121 boysPANew Jersey: #37 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 162 boysNJConnecticut: #35 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 158 boysCTCalifornia: #18 for boys · 314 births · 1 in 96 boysCAUtah: #16 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 87 boysUTColorado: #24 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 103 boysCONebraska: #55 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 200 boysNEMissouri: #31 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 144 boysMOKentucky: #34 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 172 boysKYWest Virginia: #34 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 165 boysWVVirginia: #25 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 127 boysVAMaryland: #28 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 122 boysMDDelaware: #24 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 96 boysDEArizona: #15 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 79 boysAZNew Mexico: #16 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 96 boysNMKansas: #50 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 202 boysKSArkansas: #29 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 146 boysARTennessee: #32 for boys · 163 births · 1 in 151 boysTNNorth Carolina: #15 for boys · 356 births · 1 in 95 boysNCSouth Carolina: #11 for boys · 310 births · 1 in 67 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #21 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 99 boysDCOklahoma: #34 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 152 boysOKLouisiana: #27 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 140 boysLAMississippi: #21 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 121 boysMSAlabama: #17 for boys · 230 births · 1 in 116 boysALGeorgia: #21 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 127 boysGAHawaii: #15 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 74 boysHITexas: #25 for boys · 367 births · 1 in 143 boysTXFlorida: #14 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 87 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#5 · 1 in 18
  2. South Carolina#11 · 1 in 67
  3. Oregon#14 · 1 in 80
  4. Florida#14 · 1 in 87
  5. Hawaii#15 · 1 in 74

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#5141 in 18
South Carolina#113101 in 67
Florida#141201 in 87
Oregon#14721 in 80
Arizona#15411 in 79
Hawaii#15371 in 74
North Carolina#153561 in 95
New Mexico#16421 in 96
Utah#16531 in 87
Alabama#172301 in 116
Idaho#17441 in 86
California#183141 in 96
District of Columbia#21321 in 99
Georgia#212431 in 127
Mississippi#211591 in 121
Washington#22951 in 102
Colorado#24851 in 103
Delaware#24171 in 96
Pennsylvania#247191 in 121
Texas#253671 in 143
Virginia#251891 in 127
Massachusetts#262861 in 116
Indiana#271761 in 141
Louisiana#271411 in 140
Ohio#273811 in 131
Maryland#281031 in 122
Arkansas#291211 in 146
New York#298001 in 116
Wyoming#30121 in 143
Missouri#311951 in 144
Montana#31341 in 131
Tennessee#321631 in 151
Michigan#332451 in 141
Kentucky#341511 in 172
Oklahoma#341451 in 152
West Virginia#341011 in 165
Connecticut#35761 in 158
New Hampshire#35231 in 141
Illinois#363121 in 178
Minnesota#361631 in 138
New Jersey#371791 in 162
Rhode Island#37351 in 149
Iowa#451111 in 189
Maine#46361 in 172
Kansas#50781 in 202
Wisconsin#531291 in 181
Nebraska#55601 in 200
South Dakota#58311 in 200
North Dakota#67281 in 223
Vermont#8471 in 346
Nevada———

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 1922

girls
#1,464
31 births · 1 in 38,742 girls
boys
#24
7,865 births · 1 in 138 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #1,464David31

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #24David7,865
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 38,742 of them was named David, which outranked 74.7% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside David
  1. #1,430Vlasta32
  2. #1,430Wauneta32
  3. #1,430Wenona32
  4. #1,464David31
  5. #1,464Alexandria31
  6. #1,464Arizona31
  7. #1,464Arlee31
  8. #1,508Arla30
  9. #1,508Bettina30
  10. #1,508Candelaria30

Tied with 43 names at #1,464; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

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

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 138 of them was named David, which outranked 99.5% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside David
  1. #21Kenneth9,258
  2. #22Harry9,077
  3. #23Ralph8,484
  4. #24David7,865
  5. #25Eugene7,849
  6. #26Howard7,296
  7. #27Louis7,095
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

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

See the top 100 for 1922 →