David

Given to 3,689,613 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#11932
recorded as girls
#35
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
6,801
girls 7 · boys 6,794
Peak year
1955
86,306 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
3,689,613
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025David was most popular in 1955, when 86,306 babies recorded as boys got the name (41.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,794 babies were named David, ranking #35 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1955 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025David was most popular in 1955, when 86,306 babies recorded as boys got the name (41.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,794 babies were named David, ranking #35 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.012.52537.5501880192019602000Peak 1955

David was most popular in 1955, when 86,306 babies recorded as boys got the name (41.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,794 babies were named David, ranking #35 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 7 11932 6,794 35
2024 7 12161 7,369 31
2023 8 11169 7,420 27
2022 6 13592 7,829 31
2021 11 8978 7,940 30
2020 10 9546 8,263 28
2019 12 8597 8,989 27
2018 14 7762 9,812 22
2017 9 10689 10,244 22
2016 15 7602 11,153 19
2015 19 6452 11,838 18
2014 13 8485 12,259 17
2013 15 7748 12,400 17
2012 18 6872 12,565 20
2011 20 6335 13,258 18
2010 25 5414 14,222 15
2009 16 7679 15,457 14
2008 22 6130 16,347 14
2007 24 5709 17,573 12
2006 30 4685 17,671 13
2005 25 5113 18,144 12
2004 66 2526 18,412 14
2003 31 4220 18,641 14
2002 38 3523 18,704 13
2001 41 3316 19,362 12
2000 44 3121 19,787 16
1999 43 3048 20,352 16
1998 42 3015 20,892 13
1997 37 3161 21,896 14
1996 62 2177 23,022 13
1995 69 1982 23,045 16
1994 76 1862 24,877 13
1993 89 1679 27,038 11
1992 117 1402 28,425 10
1991 94 1609 30,416 8
1990 120 1334 33,748 6
1989 148 1118 35,225 5
1988 250 751 35,329 6
1987 252 718 36,795 5
1986 274 668 37,150 5
1985 290 640 38,522 6
1984 235 705 38,492 5
1983 321 567 39,201 4
1982 250 703 40,453 5
1981 224 735 40,629 5
1980 291 626 41,891 4
1979 285 619 42,053 4
1978 245 655 40,684 4
1977 252 647 40,515 4
1976 229 669 39,265 4
1975 237 645 39,156 5
1974 234 649 41,786 4
1973 226 658 41,082 5
1972 237 642 46,322 4
1971 259 639 53,113 3
1970 290 600 61,728 3
1969 296 572 63,672 2
1968 265 589 63,679 2
1967 282 561 66,806 2
1966 232 626 66,408 2
1965 218 667 67,825 3
1964 249 647 75,043 3
1963 236 657 78,444 3
1962 290 579 81,337 2
1961 234 677 84,810 2
1960 222 684 85,929 1
1959 235 653 83,977 2
1958 204 694 82,681 2
1957 165 782 82,403 3
1956 157 789 81,652 4
1955 148 788 86,306 2
1954 153 748 79,556 5
1953 149 748 76,119 5
1952 133 775 71,752 5
1951 102 902 64,788 5
1950 134 742 60,729 5
1949 116 807 59,611 6
1948 121 782 56,627 5
1947 111 833 57,810 6
1946 105 805 46,444 6
1945 87 810 37,110 6
1944 100 762 37,382 6
1943 110 736 37,240 6
1942 114 697 35,905 6
1941 94 728 30,553 7
1940 84 762 27,690 7
1939 93 705 25,360 7
1938 63 890 22,994 8
1937 70 819 20,981 8
1936 52 951 17,476 10
1935 60 892 15,663 11
1934 75 774 14,003 12
1933 64 834 12,026 13
1932 56 940 12,139 12
1931 56 926 11,784 13
1930 86 755 12,275 15
1929 73 828 11,302 17
1928 68 888 9,990 19
1927 60 982 9,426 21
1926 56 997 9,041 22
1925 40 1225 8,915 22
1924 51 1096 8,758 24
1923 43 1174 8,230 24
1922 31 1464 7,865 24
1921 42 1184 7,765 25
1920 33 1375 7,444 25
1919 32 1369 6,716 27
1918 37 1234 6,627 28
1917 34 1241 6,099 28
1916 25 1485 5,812 28
1915 31 1258 5,394 31
1914 21 1385 4,251 29
1913 13 1670 3,282 29
1912 16 1352 2,858 29
1911 9 1656 1,556 27
1910 9 1634 1,258 30
1909 7 1763 1,094 29
1908 <5 — 1,015 30
1907 11 1206 945 31
1906 8 1416 878 31
1905 7 1538 838 32
1904 <5 — 817 31
1903 <5 — 716 33
1902 <5 — 761 30
1901 <5 — 672 30
1900 9 1319 883 32
1899 <5 — 646 32
1898 5 1700 815 30
1897 <5 — 730 29
1896 7 1292 765 28
1895 5 1592 707 32
1894 <5 — 729 29
1893 6 1277 724 27
1892 5 1450 813 24
1891 <5 — 673 26
1890 <5 — 731 26
1889 <5 — 757 22
1888 <5 — 801 21
1887 9 788 673 22
1886 <5 — 674 24
1885 5 1047 712 22
1884 <5 — 761 21
1883 6 817 734 20
1882 <5 — 838 19
1881 <5 — 750 18
1880 <5 — 869 18

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Other spellings

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Where David is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years