Boy name
David
David holds the #35 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 6,794 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #28 in 2020 to #35 today. Its strongest year on record was 1960 (#1 nationally, 85,929 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in New York (#15 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#35
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1
in 1960 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
6,794
boys named David
David popularity, 1880–2025
Where David is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: District of Columbia (#35), New York (#15), Delaware (#35)
Uniqueness score
11/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind
You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named David in the most recent year of SSA data.
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