Boys' name · peaked in 1955
David name popularity since 1925
3,581,660 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named David. Half of them were born in 1964 or earlier, so the typical David is about 62 years old in 2026. David peaked in 1955 as the #2 name for boys, and it ranked #35 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 3,581,660
- Named David, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #35
- for boys in 2025 (6,794 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 12,442 girls · 3,569,218 boys
- Most popular in
- Rhode Island
- 1.50× its national share
Peak year is the year David made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
David births per year, 1925–2025
1955 was the biggest year for David both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1933 and 1938, David became 1.7× more common.
Shaded on the chart. This compares David's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named David.
Decade by decade
Babies named David in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 297 | 48,674 | – |
| 1930s | 675 | 164,701 | #11 |
| 1940s | 1,042 | 426,372 | #6 |
| 1950s | 1,580 | 769,963 | #2 |
| 1960s | 2,524 | 733,953 | #3 |
| 1970s | 2,494 | 445,704 | #5 |
| 1980s | 2,535 | 383,687 | #6 |
| 1990s | 749 | 253,711 | #16 |
| 2000s | 337 | 180,098 | #12 |
| 2010s | 160 | 116,740 | #18 |
| 2020–25 | 49 | 45,615 | #35 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.1% of babies named David from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where David is most popular
The index compares David's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named David.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 1.50× | 19,259 |
| Vermont | 1.39× | 8,382 |
| Delaware | 1.33× | 9,976 |
| Massachusetts | 1.31× | 112,956 |
| District of Columbia | 1.29× | 21,436 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to David's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is David.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of David (1955).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data