Trend of the Popularity of David as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 6,794 male babies that were named David in the US, which was 0.40% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name David peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 41,891 babies, which was 2.35% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named David, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named David.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named David in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named David in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named David from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of David as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	41891	2.35
1981	40629	2.27
1982	40453	2.23
1983	39201	2.19
1984	38492	2.13
1985	38522	2.08
1986	37150	2.02
1987	36795	1.97
1988	35329	1.85
1989	35225	1.76
1990	33748	1.64
1991	30416	1.51
1992	28425	1.42
1993	27038	1.38
1994	24877	1.29
1995	23045	1.21
1996	23022	1.22
1997	21896	1.16
1998	20892	1.09
1999	20352	1.06
2000	19787	1.01
2001	19362	1.00
2002	18704	0.96
2003	18641	0.94
2004	18412	0.93
2005	18144	0.91
2006	17671	0.86
2007	17573	0.85
2008	16347	0.80
2009	15457	0.78
2010	14222	0.74
2011	13258	0.70
2012	12565	0.66
2013	12400	0.66
2014	12259	0.64
2015	11838	0.62
2016	11153	0.59
2017	10244	0.55
2018	9812	0.54
2019	8989	0.50
2020	8263	0.48
2021	7940	0.45
2022	7829	0.45
2023	7420	0.43
2024	7369	0.43
2025	6794	0.40