David is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #35 in 2025.
David is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #35 among boys (6,794) and #12,214 among girls (7) — overall #51 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,801 | 6,815 | #12,214 | #35 |
| 2024 | 7,376 | 7,392 | #12,482 | #31 |
| 2023 | 7,428 | 7,452 | #11,442 | #27 |
| 2022 | 7,835 | 7,851 | #14,018 | #31 |
| 2021 | 7,951 | 7,979 | #9,115 | #30 |
| 2020 | 8,273 | 8,308 | #9,734 | #28 |
| 2019 | 9,001 | 9,046 | #8,717 | #27 |
| 2018 | 9,826 | 9,870 | #7,869 | #22 |
| 2017 | 10,253 | 10,306 | #10,908 | #22 |
| 2016 | 11,168 | 11,223 | #7,689 | #19 |
| 2015 | 11,857 | 11,929 | #6,522 | #18 |
| 2014 | 12,272 | 12,369 | #8,597 | #17 |
| 2013 | 12,415 | 12,489 | #7,858 | #17 |
| 2012 | 12,583 | 12,660 | #6,941 | #20 |
| 2011 | 13,278 | 13,360 | #6,397 | #18 |
| 2010 | 14,247 | 14,353 | #5,466 | #15 |
| 2009 | 15,473 | 15,613 | #7,776 | #14 |
| 2008 | 16,369 | 16,498 | #6,187 | #14 |
| 2007 | 17,597 | 17,722 | #5,759 | #12 |
| 2006 | 17,701 | 17,845 | #4,712 | #13 |
| 2005 | 18,169 | 18,317 | #5,142 | #12 |
| 2004 | 18,478 | 18,620 | #2,534 | #14 |
| 2003 | 18,672 | 18,806 | #4,239 | #14 |
| 2002 | 18,742 | 18,895 | #3,538 | #13 |
| 2001 | 19,403 | 19,554 | #3,327 | #12 |
| 2000 | 19,831 | 20,020 | #3,130 | #16 |
| 1999 | 20,395 | 20,589 | #3,058 | #16 |
| 1998 | 20,934 | 21,134 | #3,030 | #13 |
| 1997 | 21,933 | — | #3,175 | #14 |
| 1996 | 23,084 | — | #2,182 | #13 |
| 1995 | 23,114 | — | #1,988 | #16 |
| 1994 | 24,953 | — | #1,870 | #13 |
| 1993 | 27,127 | — | #1,684 | #11 |
| 1992 | 28,542 | — | #1,403 | #10 |
| 1991 | 30,510 | — | #1,611 | #8 |
| 1990 | 33,868 | — | #1,336 | #6 |
| 1989 | 35,373 | — | #1,120 | #5 |
| 1988 | 35,579 | — | #751 | #6 |
| 1987 | 37,047 | — | #718 | #5 |
| 1986 | 37,424 | — | #669 | #5 |
| 1985 | 38,812 | — | #640 | #6 |
| 1984 | 38,727 | — | #708 | #5 |
| 1983 | 39,522 | — | #567 | #4 |
| 1982 | 40,703 | — | #704 | #5 |
| 1981 | 40,853 | — | #735 | #5 |
| 1980 | 42,182 | — | #626 | #4 |
| 1979 | 42,338 | — | #619 | #4 |
| 1978 | 40,929 | — | #655 | #4 |
| 1977 | 40,767 | — | #647 | #4 |
| 1976 | 39,494 | — | #669 | #4 |
| 1975 | 39,393 | — | #646 | #5 |
| 1974 | 42,020 | — | #649 | #4 |
| 1973 | 41,308 | — | #658 | #5 |
| 1972 | 46,559 | — | #642 | #4 |
| 1971 | 53,372 | — | #639 | #3 |
| 1970 | 62,018 | — | #600 | #3 |
| 1969 | 63,968 | — | #572 | #2 |
| 1968 | 63,944 | — | #590 | #2 |
| 1967 | 67,088 | — | #561 | #2 |
| 1966 | 66,640 | — | #626 | #2 |
| 1965 | 68,043 | — | #667 | #3 |
| 1964 | 75,292 | — | #647 | #3 |
| 1963 | 78,680 | — | #659 | #3 |
| 1962 | 81,627 | — | #579 | #2 |
| 1961 | 85,044 | — | #677 | #2 |
| 1960 | 86,151 | — | #685 | #1 |
| 1959 | 84,212 | — | #653 | #2 |
| 1958 | 82,885 | — | #694 | #2 |
| 1957 | 82,568 | — | #785 | #3 |
| 1956 | 81,809 | — | #789 | #4 |
| 1955 | 86,454 | — | #791 | #2 |
| 1954 | 79,709 | — | #748 | #5 |
| 1953 | 76,268 | — | #748 | #5 |
| 1952 | 71,885 | — | #776 | #5 |
| 1951 | 64,890 | — | #903 | #5 |
| 1950 | 60,863 | — | #743 | #5 |
| 1949 | 59,727 | — | #807 | #6 |
| 1948 | 56,748 | — | #783 | #5 |
| 1947 | 57,921 | — | #833 | #6 |
| 1946 | 46,549 | — | #805 | #6 |
| 1945 | 37,197 | — | #810 | #6 |
| 1944 | 37,482 | — | #763 | #6 |
| 1943 | 37,350 | — | #736 | #6 |
| 1942 | 36,019 | — | #698 | #6 |
| 1941 | 30,647 | — | #730 | #7 |
| 1940 | 27,774 | — | #762 | #7 |
| 1939 | 25,453 | — | #705 | #7 |
| 1938 | 23,057 | — | #891 | #8 |
| 1937 | 21,051 | — | #820 | #8 |
| 1936 | 17,528 | — | #954 | #10 |
| 1935 | 15,723 | — | #894 | #11 |
| 1934 | 14,078 | — | #776 | #12 |
| 1933 | 12,090 | — | #838 | #13 |
| 1932 | 12,195 | — | #945 | #12 |
| 1931 | 11,840 | — | #927 | #13 |
| 1930 | 12,361 | — | #755 | #15 |
| 1929 | 11,375 | — | #832 | #17 |
| 1928 | 10,058 | — | #890 | #19 |
| 1927 | 9,486 | — | #983 | #21 |
| 1926 | 9,097 | — | #998 | #22 |
| 1925 | 8,955 | — | #1,229 | #22 |
| 1924 | 8,809 | — | #1,100 | #24 |
| 1923 | 8,273 | — | #1,182 | #24 |
| 1922 | 7,896 | — | #1,475 | #24 |
| 1921 | 7,807 | — | #1,189 | #25 |
| 1920 | 7,477 | — | #1,382 | #25 |
| 1919 | 6,748 | — | #1,373 | #27 |
| 1918 | 6,664 | — | #1,239 | #28 |
| 1917 | 6,133 | — | #1,246 | #28 |
| 1916 | 5,837 | — | #1,494 | #28 |
| 1915 | 5,425 | — | #1,264 | #31 |
| 1914 | 4,272 | — | #1,393 | #29 |
| 1913 | 3,295 | — | #1,693 | #29 |
| 1912 | 2,874 | — | #1,367 | #29 |
| 1911 | 1,565 | — | #1,688 | #27 |
| 1910 | 1,267 | — | #1,660 | #30 |
| 1909 | 1,101 | — | #1,806 | #29 |
| 1908 | 1,015 | — | — | #30 |
| 1907 | 956 | — | #1,225 | #31 |
| 1906 | 886 | — | #1,447 | #31 |
| 1905 | 845 | — | #1,572 | #32 |
| 1904 | 817 | — | — | #31 |
| 1903 | 716 | — | — | #33 |
| 1902 | 761 | — | — | #31 |
| 1901 | 672 | — | — | #30 |
| 1900 | 892 | — | #1,344 | #32 |
| 1899 | 646 | — | — | #32 |
| 1898 | 820 | — | #1,759 | #30 |
| 1897 | 730 | — | — | #29 |
| 1896 | 772 | — | #1,319 | #28 |
| 1895 | 712 | — | #1,652 | #32 |
| 1894 | 729 | — | — | #29 |
| 1893 | 730 | — | #1,313 | #27 |
| 1892 | 818 | — | #1,502 | #24 |
| 1891 | 673 | — | — | #26 |
| 1890 | 731 | — | — | #26 |
| 1889 | 757 | — | — | #22 |
| 1888 | 801 | — | — | #21 |
| 1887 | 682 | — | #806 | #22 |
| 1886 | 674 | — | — | #24 |
| 1885 | 717 | — | #1,080 | #22 |
| 1884 | 761 | — | — | #21 |
| 1883 | 740 | — | #843 | #20 |
| 1882 | 838 | — | — | #19 |
| 1881 | 750 | — | — | #18 |
| 1880 | 869 | — | — | #18 |