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David name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, David ranks #35 in male records (6,794 reported) and #12,214 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is David becoming more popular?

David's reported male count decreased by 575 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #31 to #35. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

David in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DavidFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.11,1530201620252016: 15 female records2017: 9 female records2018: 14 female records2019: 12 female records2020: 10 female records2021: 11 female records2022: 6 female records2023: 8 female records2024: 7 female records2025: 7 female records2016: 11,153 male records2017: 10,244 male records2018: 9,812 male records2019: 8,989 male records2020: 8,263 male records2021: 7,940 male records2022: 7,829 male records2023: 7,420 male records2024: 7,369 male records2025: 6,794 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025712,2146,79435
2024712,4827,36931
2023811,4427,42027
2022614,0187,82931
2021119,1157,94030
2020109,7348,26328
2019128,7178,98927
2018147,8699,81222
2017910,90810,24422
2016157,68911,15319

Questions about David’s popularity

How common is David in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, David ranks #35 in male records (6,794 reported) and #12,214 in female records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of David?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include David only.

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