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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1960 · 85,929 births
- Debut · boys
- 869 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 146 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,676,654since 1880
David over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #35 | 6,794 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #31 | 7,369 |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | #27 | 7,420 |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #31 | 7,829 |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | #30 | 7,940 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #28 | 8,263 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #27 | 8,989 |
| 2018 | #7,762 | 14 | #22 | 9,812 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #22 | 10,244 |
| 2016 | #7,602 | 15 | #19 | 11,153 |
| 2015 | #6,452 | 19 | #18 | 11,838 |
| 2014 | #8,485 | 13 | #17 | 12,259 |
| 2013 | #7,748 | 15 | #17 | 12,400 |
| 2012 | #6,872 | 18 | #20 | 12,565 |
| 2011 | #6,335 | 20 | #18 | 13,258 |
| 2010 | #5,414 | 25 | #15 | 14,222 |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | #14 | 15,457 |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | #14 | 16,347 |
| 2007 | #5,709 | 24 | #12 | 17,573 |
| 2006 | #4,685 | 30 | #13 | 17,671 |
| 2005 | #5,113 | 25 | #12 | 18,144 |
| 2004 | #2,526 | 66 | #14 | 18,412 |
| 2003 | #4,220 | 31 | #14 | 18,641 |
| 2002 | #3,523 | 38 | #13 | 18,704 |
| 2001 | #3,316 | 41 | #12 | 19,362 |
| 2000 | #3,121 | 44 | #16 | 19,787 |
| 1999 | #3,048 | 43 | #16 | 20,352 |
| 1998 | #3,015 | 42 | #13 | 20,892 |
| 1997 | #3,161 | 37 | #14 | 21,896 |
| 1996 | #2,177 | 62 | #13 | 23,022 |
| 1995 | #1,982 | 69 | #16 | 23,045 |
| 1994 | #1,862 | 76 | #13 | 24,877 |
| 1993 | #1,679 | 89 | #11 | 27,038 |
| 1992 | #1,402 | 117 | #10 | 28,425 |
| 1991 | #1,609 | 94 | #8 | 30,416 |
| 1990 | #1,334 | 120 | #6 | 33,748 |
| 1989 | #1,118 | 148 | #5 | 35,225 |
| 1988 | #751 | 250 | #6 | 35,329 |
| 1987 | #718 | 252 | #5 | 36,795 |
| 1986 | #668 | 274 | #5 | 37,150 |
| 1985 | #640 | 290 | #6 | 38,522 |
| 1984 | #705 | 235 | #5 | 38,492 |
| 1983 | #567 | 321 | #4 | 39,201 |
| 1982 | #703 | 250 | #5 | 40,453 |
| 1981 | #735 | 224 | #5 | 40,629 |
| 1980 | #626 | 291 | #4 | 41,891 |
| 1979 | #619 | 285 | #4 | 42,053 |
| 1978 | #655 | 245 | #4 | 40,684 |
| 1977 | #647 | 252 | #4 | 40,515 |
| 1976 | #669 | 229 | #4 | 39,265 |
| 1975 | #645 | 237 | #5 | 39,156 |
| 1974 | #649 | 234 | #4 | 41,786 |
| 1973 | #658 | 226 | #5 | 41,082 |
| 1972 | #642 | 237 | #4 | 46,322 |
| 1971 | #639 | 259 | #3 | 53,113 |
| 1970 | #600 | 290 | #3 | 61,728 |
| 1969 | #572 | 296 | #2 | 63,672 |
| 1968 | #589 | 265 | #2 | 63,679 |
| 1967 | #561 | 282 | #2 | 66,806 |
| 1966 | #626 | 232 | #2 | 66,408 |
| 1965 | #667 | 218 | #3 | 67,825 |
| 1964 | #647 | 249 | #3 | 75,043 |
| 1963 | #657 | 236 | #3 | 78,444 |
| 1962 | #579 | 290 | #2 | 81,337 |
| 1961 | #677 | 234 | #2 | 84,810 |
| 1960 | #684 | 222 | #1 | 85,929 |
| 1959 | #653 | 235 | #2 | 83,977 |
| 1958 | #694 | 204 | #2 | 82,681 |
| 1957 | #782 | 165 | #3 | 82,403 |
| 1956 | #789 | 157 | #4 | 81,652 |
| 1955 | #788 | 148 | #2 | 86,306 |
| 1954 | #748 | 153 | #5 | 79,556 |
| 1953 | #748 | 149 | #5 | 76,119 |
| 1952 | #775 | 133 | #5 | 71,752 |
| 1951 | #902 | 102 | #5 | 64,788 |
| 1950 | #742 | 134 | #5 | 60,729 |
| 1949 | #807 | 116 | #6 | 59,611 |
| 1948 | #782 | 121 | #5 | 56,627 |
| 1947 | #833 | 111 | #6 | 57,810 |
| 1946 | #805 | 105 | #6 | 46,444 |
| 1945 | #810 | 87 | #6 | 37,110 |
| 1944 | #762 | 100 | #6 | 37,382 |
| 1943 | #736 | 110 | #6 | 37,240 |
| 1942 | #697 | 114 | #6 | 35,905 |
| 1941 | #728 | 94 | #7 | 30,553 |
| 1940 | #762 | 84 | #7 | 27,690 |
| 1939 | #705 | 93 | #7 | 25,360 |
| 1938 | #890 | 63 | #8 | 22,994 |
| 1937 | #819 | 70 | #8 | 20,981 |
| 1936 | #951 | 52 | #10 | 17,476 |
| 1935 | #892 | 60 | #11 | 15,663 |
| 1934 | #774 | 75 | #12 | 14,003 |
| 1933 | #834 | 64 | #13 | 12,026 |
| 1932 | #940 | 56 | #12 | 12,139 |
| 1931 | #926 | 56 | #13 | 11,784 |
| 1930 | #755 | 86 | #15 | 12,275 |
| 1929 | #828 | 73 | #17 | 11,302 |
| 1928 | #888 | 68 | #19 | 9,990 |
| 1927 | #982 | 60 | #21 | 9,426 |
| 1926 | #997 | 56 | #22 | 9,041 |
| 1925 | #1,225 | 40 | #22 | 8,915 |
| 1924 | #1,096 | 51 | #24 | 8,758 |
| 1923 | #1,174 | 43 | #24 | 8,230 |
| 1922 | #1,464 | 31 | #24 | 7,865 |
| 1921 | #1,184 | 42 | #25 | 7,765 |
| 1920 | #1,375 | 33 | #25 | 7,444 |
| 1919 | #1,369 | 32 | #27 | 6,716 |
| 1918 | #1,234 | 37 | #28 | 6,627 |
| 1917 | #1,241 | 34 | #28 | 6,099 |
| 1916 | #1,485 | 25 | #28 | 5,812 |
| 1915 | #1,258 | 31 | #31 | 5,394 |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | #29 | 4,251 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | #29 | 3,282 |
| 1912 | #1,352 | 16 | #29 | 2,858 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | #27 | 1,556 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #30 | 1,258 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #29 | 1,094 |
| 1908 | — | #30 | 1,015 | |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #31 | 945 |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | #31 | 878 |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | #32 | 838 |
| 1904 | — | #31 | 817 | |
| 1903 | — | #33 | 716 | |
| 1902 | — | #30 | 761 | |
| 1901 | — | #30 | 672 | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #32 | 883 |
| 1899 | — | #32 | 646 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #30 | 815 |
| 1897 | — | #29 | 730 | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | #28 | 765 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #32 | 707 |
| 1894 | — | #29 | 729 | |
| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 | #27 | 724 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 | #24 | 813 |
| 1891 | — | #26 | 673 | |
| 1890 | — | #26 | 731 | |
| 1889 | — | #22 | 757 | |
| 1888 | — | #21 | 801 | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | #22 | 673 |
| 1886 | — | #24 | 674 | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #22 | 712 |
| 1884 | — | #21 | 761 | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | #20 | 734 |
| 1882 | — | #19 | 838 | |
| 1881 | — | #18 | 750 | |
| 1880 | — | #18 | 869 | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Utah#2 · 1 in 35
- California#2 · 1 in 37
- Rhode Island#3 · 1 in 24
- New Jersey#3 · 1 in 32
- District of Columbia#3 · 1 in 34
Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #2 | 4,876 | 1 in 37 |
| Utah | #2 | 536 | 1 in 35 |
| District of Columbia | #3 | 230 | 1 in 34 |
| New Jersey | #3 | 1,322 | 1 in 32 |
| Rhode Island | #3 | 218 | 1 in 24 |
| Alaska | #4 | 93 | 1 in 38 |
| Arizona | #4 | 567 | 1 in 37 |
| Colorado | #4 | 603 | 1 in 36 |
| Connecticut | #4 | 538 | 1 in 32 |
| Hawaii | #4 | 159 | 1 in 41 |
| Illinois | #4 | 2,129 | 1 in 39 |
| Maryland | #4 | 702 | 1 in 32 |
| Massachusetts | #4 | 1,114 | 1 in 30 |
| Nevada | #4 | 172 | 1 in 29 |
| New Mexico | #4 | 251 | 1 in 41 |
| New York | #4 | 3,110 | 1 in 36 |
| Texas | #4 | 3,033 | 1 in 41 |
| Delaware | #5 | 123 | 1 in 30 |
| Florida | #5 | 1,474 | 1 in 37 |
| Idaho | #5 | 202 | 1 in 42 |
| Kentucky | #5 | 757 | 1 in 37 |
| Michigan | #5 | 1,744 | 1 in 38 |
| North Carolina | #5 | 1,060 | 1 in 35 |
| Oregon | #5 | 492 | 1 in 39 |
| Pennsylvania | #5 | 2,261 | 1 in 34 |
| Vermont | #5 | 83 | 1 in 37 |
| Virginia | #5 | 937 | 1 in 36 |
| West Virginia | #5 | 448 | 1 in 31 |
| Wyoming | #5 | 100 | 1 in 36 |
| Kansas | #6 | 363 | 1 in 46 |
| Louisiana | #6 | 688 | 1 in 51 |
| Missouri | #6 | 959 | 1 in 38 |
| New Hampshire | #6 | 169 | 1 in 34 |
| Ohio | #6 | 2,094 | 1 in 38 |
| Oklahoma | #6 | 537 | 1 in 40 |
| Washington | #6 | 723 | 1 in 41 |
| Georgia | #7 | 902 | 1 in 44 |
| Indiana | #7 | 1,000 | 1 in 41 |
| Montana | #7 | 130 | 1 in 45 |
| Alabama | #8 | 593 | 1 in 46 |
| Arkansas | #8 | 366 | 1 in 44 |
| Maine | #8 | 161 | 1 in 44 |
| Mississippi | #8 | 355 | 1 in 53 |
| Nebraska | #8 | 286 | 1 in 42 |
| North Dakota | #8 | 127 | 1 in 43 |
| South Carolina | #8 | 485 | 1 in 43 |
| Tennessee | #8 | 805 | 1 in 41 |
| Wisconsin | #8 | 801 | 1 in 43 |
| Minnesota | #10 | 670 | 1 in 46 |
| Iowa | #13 | 403 | 1 in 55 |
| South Dakota | #14 | 102 | 1 in 52 |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7,569 | #18 (1880) | #21 |
| 1890s | 7,333 | #24 (1892) | #28 |
| 1900s | 8,619 | #29 (1909) | #31 |
| 1910s | 43,853 | #27 (1919) | #29 |
| 1920s | 88,736 | #17 (1929) | #22 |
| 1930s | 164,701 | #7 (1939) | #11 |
| 1940s | 426,372 | #5 (1948) | #6 |
| 1950s | 769,963 | #2 (1955) | #4 |
| 1960s | 733,953 | #1 (1960) | #2 |
| 1970s | 445,704 | #3 (1970) | #4 |
| 1980s | 383,687 | #4 (1980) | #5 |
| 1990s | 253,711 | #6 (1990) | #12 |
| 2000s | 180,098 | #12 (2001) | #13 |
| 2010s | 116,740 | #15 (2010) | #20 |
| 2020s | 45,615 | #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 1979
girls
#619
285 births · 1 in 5,633 girls
boys
#4
42,053 births · 1 in 41 boys
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 5,633 of them was named David, which outranked 94.8% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside David
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 41 of them was named David, which outranked 99.9% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside David
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.