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#10rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #8 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 52 boysAKMaine: #25 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 87 boysMEVermont: #18 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 64 boysVTNew Hampshire: #18 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 62 boysNHWashington: #11 for boys · 569 births · 1 in 63 boysWAIdaho: #15 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 70 boysIDMontana: #24 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 94 boysMTNorth Dakota: #23 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 85 boysNDMinnesota: #20 for boys · 426 births · 1 in 73 boysMNIllinois: #9 for boys · 1,417 births · 1 in 62 boysILWisconsin: #20 for boys · 437 births · 1 in 75 boysWIMichigan: #15 for boys · 1,073 births · 1 in 64 boysMINew York: #8 for boys · 2,289 births · 1 in 59 boysNYMassachusetts: #12 for boys · 780 births · 1 in 53 boysMARhode Island: #10 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 45 boysRIOregon: #9 for boys · 340 births · 1 in 58 boysORNevada: #11 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 60 boysNVWyoming: #11 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 62 boysWYSouth Dakota: #17 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 78 boysSDIowa: #25 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 92 boysIAIndiana: #15 for boys · 606 births · 1 in 66 boysINOhio: #13 for boys · 1,339 births · 1 in 59 boysOHPennsylvania: #10 for boys · 1,473 births · 1 in 54 boysPANew Jersey: #11 for boys · 957 births · 1 in 56 boysNJConnecticut: #10 for boys · 433 births · 1 in 50 boysCTCalifornia: #5 for boys · 4,856 births · 1 in 59 boysCAUtah: #14 for boys · 216 births · 1 in 77 boysUTColorado: #12 for boys · 364 births · 1 in 67 boysCONebraska: #26 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 89 boysNEMissouri: #20 for boys · 512 births · 1 in 73 boysMOKentucky: #16 for boys · 405 births · 1 in 61 boysKYWest Virginia: #11 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 53 boysWVVirginia: #12 for boys · 718 births · 1 in 59 boysVAMaryland: #7 for boys · 646 births · 1 in 51 boysMDDelaware: #9 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 47 boysDEArizona: #6 for boys · 521 births · 1 in 58 boysAZNew Mexico: #7 for boys · 191 births · 1 in 60 boysNMKansas: #20 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 88 boysKSArkansas: #18 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 80 boysARTennessee: #12 for boys · 553 births · 1 in 64 boysTNNorth Carolina: #12 for boys · 710 births · 1 in 65 boysNCSouth Carolina: #11 for boys · 366 births · 1 in 64 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #6 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 55 boysDCOklahoma: #14 for boys · 292 births · 1 in 71 boysOKLouisiana: #14 for boys · 377 births · 1 in 82 boysLAMississippi: #13 for boys · 260 births · 1 in 64 boysMSAlabama: #12 for boys · 407 births · 1 in 65 boysALGeorgia: #11 for boys · 746 births · 1 in 65 boysGAHawaii: #10 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 65 boysHITexas: #6 for boys · 2,443 births · 1 in 63 boysTXFlorida: #5 for boys · 1,543 births · 1 in 58 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Florida#5 · 1 in 58
  2. California#5 · 1 in 59
  3. District of Columbia#6 · 1 in 55
  4. Arizona#6 · 1 in 58
  5. Texas#6 · 1 in 63

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#54,8561 in 59
Florida#51,5431 in 58
Arizona#65211 in 58
District of Columbia#61431 in 55
Texas#62,4431 in 63
Maryland#76461 in 51
New Mexico#71911 in 60
Alaska#8841 in 52
New York#82,2891 in 59
Delaware#91001 in 47
Illinois#91,4171 in 62
Oregon#93401 in 58
Connecticut#104331 in 50
Hawaii#101071 in 65
Pennsylvania#101,4731 in 54
Rhode Island#101451 in 45
Georgia#117461 in 65
Nevada#111521 in 60
New Jersey#119571 in 56
South Carolina#113661 in 64
Washington#115691 in 63
West Virginia#111951 in 53
Wyoming#11381 in 62
Alabama#124071 in 65
Colorado#123641 in 67
Massachusetts#127801 in 53
North Carolina#127101 in 65
Tennessee#125531 in 64
Virginia#127181 in 59
Mississippi#132601 in 64
Ohio#131,3391 in 59
Louisiana#143771 in 82
Oklahoma#142921 in 71
Utah#142161 in 77
Idaho#15991 in 70
Indiana#156061 in 66
Michigan#151,0731 in 64
Kentucky#164051 in 61
South Dakota#17581 in 78
Arkansas#181881 in 80
New Hampshire#181151 in 62
Vermont#18491 in 64
Kansas#201821 in 88
Minnesota#204261 in 73
Missouri#205121 in 73
Wisconsin#204371 in 75
North Dakota#23501 in 85
Montana#24471 in 94
Iowa#251951 in 92
Maine#25851 in 87
Nebraska#261191 in 89

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 1991

girls
#1,609
94 births · 1 in 19,947 girls
boys
#8
30,416 births · 1 in 66 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #1,609David94

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 19,947 of them was named David, which outranked 89.6% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside David
  1. #1,599Raina95
  2. #1,599Shanea95
  3. #1,599Skyla95
  4. #1,609David94
  5. #1,609Caitlynn94
  6. #1,609Cassi94
  7. #1,609Drew94
  8. #1,619Andrew93
  9. #1,619Cristine93
  10. #1,619Jacey93

Tied with 9 names at #1,609; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 66 of them was named David, which outranked 99.9% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside David
  1. #5Andrew31,539
  2. #6Daniel30,935
  3. #7James30,514
  4. #8David30,416
  5. #9Joseph29,840
  6. #10John27,809
  7. #11Ryan27,536
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →