David Name Popularity

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How popular is David?

In 2018 the very popular name David, ranked the 22nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, David has been a top 50 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #1 was reached in 1960.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1955 with 86,253 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed David in any given year was 646 in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1909-1920, 1921-1924, 1925-1930, and 1931-1955, the name David took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1960-1966, 1967-1973, 1980-1984, 1985-2002, and 2005-2017.

For a number of years, the name David has steadily decreased in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name David has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of David?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name David is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		David (Girl)		David (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		13	8,210	9,697	22
2017		9	10,876	10,187	22
2016		15	7,669	11,110	19
2015		19	6,501	11,792	18
2014		13	8,585	12,214	18
2013		15	7,847	12,357	17
2012		18	6,930	12,541	20
2011		19	6,629	13,228	18
2010		25	5,464	14,199	15
2009		16	7,770	15,440	14
2008		22	6,179	16,324	14
2007		24	5,752	17,543	12
2006		30	4,711	17,634	13
2005		25	5,137	18,118	13
2004		66	2,534	18,389	14
2003		31	4,238	18,616	14
2002		38	3,538	18,675	13
2001		41	3,326	19,348	12
2000		44	3,129	19,769	16
1999		43	3,058	20,340	16
1998		42	3,030	20,885	13
1997		37	3,175	21,887	14
1996		62	2,183	23,017	13
1995		69	1,986	23,034	16
1994		76	1,868	24,867	13
1993		89	1,684	27,028	11
1992		117	1,403	28,411	10
1991		94	1,611	30,414	8
1990		120	1,335	33,743	6
1989		148	1,118	35,218	5
1988		250	750	35,314	6
1987		252	718	36,786	5
1986		274	669	37,147	5
1985		290	641	38,521	6
1984		235	708	38,486	5
1983		321	567	39,199	4
1982		250	703	40,459	5
1981		224	735	40,668	5
1980		291	627	41,925	4
1979		285	619	42,078	4
1978		245	655	40,704	4
1977		253	647	40,543	4
1976		229	668	39,294	4
1975		237	646	39,177	5
1974		234	649	41,815	4
1973		225	661	41,102	5
1972		237	643	46,366	4
1971		260	637	53,118	3
1970		289	604	61,752	3
1969		296	571	63,700	2
1968		265	589	63,718	2
1967		283	561	66,810	2
1966		231	629	66,420	2
1965		219	667	67,852	3
1964		249	647	75,054	3
1963		236	659	78,467	3
1962		291	578	81,324	2
1961		234	677	84,758	2
1960		223	681	85,929	1
1959		238	650	83,931	2
1958		204	693	82,578	2
1957		166	779	82,349	3
1956		158	785	81,624	4
1955		149	791	86,253	2
1954		153	747	79,529	5
1953		151	743	76,152	5
1952		133	777	71,750	5
1951		102	903	64,792	5
1950		134	743	60,727	5
1949		116	807	59,601	6
1948		121	783	56,623	5
1947		111	833	57,806	6
1946		105	806	46,439	6
1945		87	810	37,098	6
1944		100	763	37,381	6
1943		110	736	37,236	6
1942		114	698	35,894	6
1941		94	730	30,551	7
1940		84	762	27,687	7
1939		93	705	25,362	7
1938		63	889	22,992	8
1937		70	820	20,974	8
1936		52	952	17,479	10
1935		60	894	15,662	11
1934		75	777	13,999	12
1933		64	838	12,024	13
1932		56	945	12,138	12
1931		56	927	11,780	13
1930		86	755	12,276	15
1929		73	832	11,298	17
1928		68	890	10,001	19
1927		60	983	9,422	21
1926		56	997	9,038	22
1925		40	1,229	8,919	22
1924		51	1,101	8,758	24
1923		43	1,182	8,231	24
1922		31	1,475	7,866	24
1921		42	1,190	7,767	25
1920		33	1,382	7,445	25
1919		32	1,373	6,717	27
1918		37	1,239	6,627	28
1917		34	1,246	6,100	28
1916		25	1,494	5,813	28
1915		31	1,264	5,394	31
1914		21	1,393	4,251	29
1913		13	1,693	3,282	29
1912		16	1,367	2,858	29
1911		9	1,688	1,556	27
1910		9	1,660	1,258	30
1909		7	1,806	1,094	29
1908		< 5	--	1,016	30
1907		11	1,225	945	31
1906		8	1,447	878	31
1905		7	1,572	838	32
1904		< 5	--	817	31
1903		< 5	--	716	33
1902		< 5	--	761	31
1901		< 5	--	672	30
1900		9	1,344	884	32
1899		< 5	--	646	32
1898		5	1,759	815	30
1897		< 5	--	730	29
1896		7	1,319	765	28
1895		5	1,652	707	32
1894		< 5	--	729	29
1893		6	1,313	724	27
1892		5	1,502	813	24
1891		< 5	--	673	26
1890		< 5	--	731	26
1889		< 5	--	757	22
1888		< 5	--	801	21
1887		9	806	673	22
1886		< 5	--	674	24
1885		5	1,080	712	22
1884		< 5	--	761	21
1883		6	843	734	20
1882		< 5	--	838	19
1881		< 5	--	750	18
1880		< 5	--	869	18

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.