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#10rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #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 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named David, so not publishedAKMaine: #42 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 169 boysMEVermont: #93 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 411 boysVTNew Hampshire: #34 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 128 boysNHWashington: #16 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 87 boysWAIdaho: #15 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 89 boysIDMontana: #20 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 89 boysMTNorth Dakota: #50 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 174 boysNDMinnesota: #31 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 138 boysMNIllinois: #30 for boys · 402 births · 1 in 149 boysILWisconsin: #39 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 158 boysWIMichigan: #33 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 149 boysMINew York: #26 for boys · 855 births · 1 in 112 boysNYMassachusetts: #23 for boys · 353 births · 1 in 102 boysMARhode Island: #39 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 175 boysRIOregon: #18 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 104 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named David, so not publishedNVWyoming: #19 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 91 boysWYSouth Dakota: #45 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 166 boysSDIowa: #35 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 156 boysIAIndiana: #27 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 143 boysINOhio: #26 for boys · 466 births · 1 in 116 boysOHPennsylvania: #22 for boys · 856 births · 1 in 106 boysPANew Jersey: #28 for boys · 240 births · 1 in 126 boysNJConnecticut: #29 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 134 boysCTCalifornia: #16 for boys · 424 births · 1 in 86 boysCAUtah: #20 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 92 boysUTColorado: #21 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 97 boysCONebraska: #59 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 227 boysNEMissouri: #31 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 150 boysMOKentucky: #37 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 175 boysKYWest Virginia: #30 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 137 boysWVVirginia: #21 for boys · 214 births · 1 in 113 boysVAMaryland: #31 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 132 boysMDDelaware: #23 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 89 boysDEArizona: #20 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 93 boysAZNew Mexico: #19 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 95 boysNMKansas: #51 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 206 boysKSArkansas: #26 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 132 boysARTennessee: #29 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 144 boysTNNorth Carolina: #15 for boys · 371 births · 1 in 94 boysNCSouth Carolina: #11 for boys · 336 births · 1 in 60 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #12 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 62 boysDCOklahoma: #35 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 159 boysOKLouisiana: #28 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 148 boysLAMississippi: #20 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 116 boysMSAlabama: #19 for boys · 217 births · 1 in 120 boysALGeorgia: #19 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 115 boysGAHawaii: #15 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 73 boysHITexas: #24 for boys · 390 births · 1 in 144 boysTXFlorida: #16 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 90 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#11 · 1 in 60
  2. District of Columbia#12 · 1 in 62
  3. Hawaii#15 · 1 in 73
  4. Idaho#15 · 1 in 89
  5. North Carolina#15 · 1 in 94

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#113361 in 60
District of Columbia#12531 in 62
Hawaii#15441 in 73
Idaho#15411 in 89
North Carolina#153711 in 94
California#164241 in 86
Florida#161301 in 90
Washington#161121 in 87
Oregon#18581 in 104
Alabama#192171 in 120
Georgia#192431 in 115
New Mexico#19421 in 95
Wyoming#19191 in 91
Arizona#20401 in 93
Mississippi#201591 in 116
Montana#20451 in 89
Utah#20541 in 92
Colorado#21911 in 97
Virginia#212141 in 113
Pennsylvania#228561 in 106
Delaware#23171 in 89
Massachusetts#233531 in 102
Texas#243901 in 144
Arkansas#261391 in 132
New York#268551 in 112
Ohio#264661 in 116
Indiana#271881 in 143
Louisiana#281311 in 148
New Jersey#282401 in 126
Connecticut#29931 in 134
Tennessee#291751 in 144
Illinois#304021 in 149
West Virginia#301351 in 137
Maryland#311011 in 132
Minnesota#311601 in 138
Missouri#312031 in 150
Michigan#332621 in 149
New Hampshire#34271 in 128
Iowa#351341 in 156
Oklahoma#351431 in 159
Kentucky#371541 in 175
Rhode Island#39321 in 175
Wisconsin#391551 in 158
Maine#42391 in 169
South Dakota#45371 in 166
North Dakota#50351 in 174
Kansas#51791 in 206
Nebraska#59541 in 227
Vermont#9361 in 411
Alaska———
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 1924

girls
#1,096
51 births · 1 in 24,488 girls
boys
#24
8,758 births · 1 in 129 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #1,096David51

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #24David8,758
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 24,488 of them was named David, which outranked 81.4% of the 5,900 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. #1,086Madelene52
  2. #1,086Penny52
  3. #1,086Rheba52
  4. #1,096David51
  5. #1,096Ailene51
  6. #1,096Annamarie51
  7. #1,096Athena51
  8. #1,107Alba50
  9. #1,107Alline50
  10. #1,107Antonetta50

Tied with 10 names at #1,096; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

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

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 129 of them was named David, which outranked 99.5% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside David
  1. #21Albert9,880
  2. #22Harry9,115
  3. #23Ralph8,766
  4. #24David8,758
  5. #25Eugene8,346
  6. #26Howard7,371
  7. #27Carl7,085
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

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

See the top 100 for 1924 →