TheNameDBDavid
M FDavid is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 3,682,683 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 3,669,730 as boys and 12,953 as girls. David gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1955 and has since declined significantly. It is the #7 most popular name for a boy.
Popularity Over Time
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Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,324 |
| 2023 | 7,421 |
| 2022 | 7,826 |
| 2021 | 7,936 |
| 2020 | 8,269 |
| 2019 | 8,996 |
| 2018 | 9,825 |
| 2017 | 10,250 |
| 2016 | 11,163 |
| 2015 | 11,855 |
| 2014 | 12,266 |
| 2013 | 12,411 |
| 2012 | 12,576 |
| 2011 | 13,273 |
| 2010 | 14,248 |
| 2009 | 15,471 |
| 2008 | 16,368 |
| 2007 | 17,587 |
| 2006 | 17,697 |
| 2005 | 18,166 |
| 2004 | 18,473 |
| 2003 | 18,671 |
| 2002 | 18,742 |
| 2001 | 19,403 |
| 2000 | 19,831 |
| 1999 | 20,395 |
| 1998 | 20,934 |
| 1997 | 21,933 |
| 1996 | 23,086 |
| 1995 | 23,115 |
| 1994 | 24,950 |
| 1993 | 27,128 |
| 1992 | 28,542 |
| 1991 | 30,511 |
| 1990 | 33,867 |
| 1989 | 35,371 |
| 1988 | 35,580 |
| 1987 | 37,048 |
| 1986 | 37,423 |
| 1985 | 38,817 |
| 1984 | 38,727 |
| 1983 | 39,527 |
| 1982 | 40,706 |
| 1981 | 40,857 |
| 1980 | 42,181 |
| 1979 | 42,347 |
| 1978 | 40,929 |
| 1977 | 40,768 |
| 1976 | 39,502 |
| 1975 | 39,392 |
| 1974 | 42,027 |
| 1973 | 41,311 |
| 1972 | 46,563 |
| 1971 | 53,377 |
| 1970 | 62,019 |
| 1969 | 63,971 |
| 1968 | 63,948 |
| 1967 | 67,084 |
| 1966 | 66,648 |
| 1965 | 68,047 |
| 1964 | 75,285 |
| 1963 | 78,686 |
| 1962 | 81,625 |
| 1961 | 85,038 |
| 1960 | 86,131 |
| 1959 | 84,202 |
| 1958 | 82,884 |
| 1957 | 82,569 |
| 1956 | 81,807 |
| 1955 | 86,450 |
| 1954 | 79,713 |
| 1953 | 76,268 |
| 1952 | 71,886 |
| 1951 | 64,891 |
| 1950 | 60,863 |
| 1949 | 59,726 |
| 1948 | 56,745 |
| 1947 | 57,920 |
| 1946 | 46,549 |
| 1945 | 37,194 |
| 1944 | 37,479 |
| 1943 | 37,353 |
| 1942 | 36,019 |
| 1941 | 30,647 |
| 1940 | 27,775 |
| 1939 | 25,452 |
| 1938 | 23,057 |
| 1937 | 21,050 |
| 1936 | 17,529 |
| 1935 | 15,722 |
| 1934 | 14,078 |
| 1933 | 12,091 |
| 1932 | 12,195 |
| 1931 | 11,839 |
| 1930 | 12,361 |
| 1929 | 11,374 |
| 1928 | 10,060 |
| 1927 | 9,486 |
| 1926 | 9,097 |
| 1925 | 8,955 |
| 1924 | 8,809 |
| 1923 | 8,273 |
| 1922 | 7,896 |
| 1921 | 7,807 |
| 1920 | 7,477 |
| 1919 | 6,748 |
| 1918 | 6,664 |
| 1917 | 6,133 |
| 1916 | 5,837 |
| 1915 | 5,425 |
| 1914 | 4,272 |
| 1913 | 3,295 |
| 1912 | 2,874 |
| 1911 | 1,565 |
| 1910 | 1,267 |
| 1909 | 1,101 |
| 1908 | 1,015 |
| 1907 | 956 |
| 1906 | 886 |
| 1905 | 845 |
| 1904 | 817 |
| 1903 | 716 |
| 1902 | 761 |
| 1901 | 672 |
| 1900 | 892 |
| 1899 | 646 |
| 1898 | 820 |
| 1897 | 730 |
| 1896 | 772 |
| 1895 | 712 |
| 1894 | 729 |
| 1893 | 730 |
| 1892 | 818 |
| 1891 | 673 |
| 1890 | 731 |
| 1889 | 757 |
| 1888 | 801 |
| 1887 | 682 |
| 1886 | 674 |
| 1885 | 717 |
| 1884 | 761 |
| 1883 | 740 |
| 1882 | 838 |
| 1881 | 750 |
| 1880 | 869 |