How popular is “David” in the USA?
Number of people named “David” by birth year
This chart shows how many people named “David” were born each year.
Due to changes to population growth and data collection rates over time, this isn't a good chart for understanding popularity.
Popularity of “David” by birth year
This chart shows how the popularity of “David” has changed over time.
Popularity is the number of people named “David” born in that year divided by the total number of births for that year.
Bias in sex for “David” by birth year
This chart shows how “David” has been used as gendered name over time. The scale ranges from 1 (only females) to -1 (only males).
Sex is a required field in SSA's Social Security Card applications (only 2 options). Most applications are filed around a person's time of birth.
The raw data
This table shows the data used in the above charts.
| Year | Count | Proportion | Females | Males | Bias toward female |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 869 | 0.004312998 | 869 | -100% | |
| 1881 | 750 | 0.003892303 | 750 | -100% | |
| 1882 | 838 | 0.003782732 | 838 | -100% | |
| 1883 | 740 | 0.003410987 | 6 | 734 | -98% |
| 1884 | 761 | 0.003125757 | 761 | -100% | |
| 1885 | 717 | 0.002976907 | 5 | 712 | -99% |
| 1886 | 674 | 0.002639866 | 674 | -100% | |
| 1887 | 682 | 0.002756759 | 9 | 673 | -97% |
| 1888 | 801 | 0.00267469 | 801 | -100% | |
| 1889 | 757 | 0.002619867 | 757 | -100% | |
| 1890 | 731 | 0.00242534 | 731 | -100% | |
| 1891 | 673 | 0.002347623 | 673 | -100% | |
| 1892 | 818 | 0.002446363 | 5 | 813 | -99% |
| 1893 | 730 | 0.002244614 | 6 | 724 | -98% |
| 1894 | 729 | 0.002152411 | 729 | -100% | |
| 1895 | 712 | 0.002028374 | 5 | 707 | -99% |
| 1896 | 772 | 0.002159537 | 7 | 765 | -98% |
| 1897 | 730 | 0.002104007 | 730 | -100% | |
| 1898 | 820 | 0.002149664 | 5 | 815 | -99% |
| 1899 | 646 | 0.00190429 | 646 | -100% | |
| 1900 | 892 | 0.001981086 | 9 | 883 | -98% |
| 1901 | 672 | 0.001943252 | 672 | -100% | |
| 1902 | 761 | 0.001967766 | 761 | -100% | |
| 1903 | 716 | 0.001878279 | 716 | -100% | |
| 1904 | 817 | 0.002024858 | 817 | -100% | |
| 1905 | 845 | 0.001993291 | 7 | 838 | -98% |
| 1906 | 886 | 0.002067914 | 8 | 878 | -98% |
| 1907 | 956 | 0.002054191 | 11 | 945 | -98% |
| 1908 | 1015 | 0.002077156 | 1015 | -100% | |
| 1909 | 1101 | 0.002153655 | 7 | 1094 | -99% |
| 1910 | 1267 | 0.002144873 | 9 | 1258 | -99% |
| 1911 | 1565 | 0.002429076 | 9 | 1556 | -99% |
| 1912 | 2874 | 0.002908724 | 16 | 2858 | -99% |
| 1913 | 3295 | 0.002897697 | 13 | 3282 | -99% |
| 1914 | 4272 | 0.003016216 | 21 | 4251 | -99% |
| 1915 | 5425 | 0.002960556 | 31 | 5394 | -99% |
| 1916 | 5837 | 0.003017446 | 25 | 5812 | -99% |
| 1917 | 6133 | 0.003056185 | 34 | 6099 | -99% |
| 1918 | 6664 | 0.003069396 | 37 | 6627 | -99% |
| 1919 | 6748 | 0.003197733 | 32 | 6716 | -99% |
| 1920 | 7477 | 0.003304543 | 33 | 7444 | -99% |
| 1921 | 7807 | 0.003344178 | 42 | 7765 | -99% |
| 1922 | 7896 | 0.003449306 | 31 | 7865 | -99% |
| 1923 | 8273 | 0.003593081 | 43 | 8230 | -99% |
| 1924 | 8809 | 0.003698758 | 51 | 8758 | -99% |
| 1925 | 8955 | 0.003837909 | 40 | 8915 | -99% |
| 1926 | 9097 | 0.003962272 | 56 | 9041 | -99% |
| 1927 | 9486 | 0.004089925 | 60 | 9426 | -99% |
| 1928 | 10060 | 0.004449481 | 68 | 9992 | -99% |
| 1929 | 11374 | 0.005188487 | 73 | 11301 | -99% |
| 1930 | 12361 | 0.005559783 | 86 | 12275 | -99% |
| 1931 | 11839 | 0.005625864 | 56 | 11783 | -99% |
| 1932 | 12195 | 0.005776087 | 56 | 12139 | -99% |
| 1933 | 12091 | 0.006047172 | 64 | 12027 | -99% |
| 1934 | 14078 | 0.006778646 | 75 | 14003 | -99% |
| 1935 | 15722 | 0.007522848 | 60 | 15662 | -99% |
| 1936 | 17529 | 0.008437228 | 52 | 17477 | -99% |
| 1937 | 21050 | 0.009879521 | 70 | 20980 | -99% |
| 1938 | 23057 | 0.010420894 | 63 | 22994 | -99% |
| 1939 | 25452 | 0.011551019 | 93 | 25359 | -99% |
| 1940 | 27775 | 0.012062006 | 84 | 27691 | -99% |
| 1941 | 30647 | 0.012578676 | 94 | 30553 | -99% |
| 1942 | 36019 | 0.013184993 | 114 | 35905 | -99% |
| 1943 | 37353 | 0.013233736 | 110 | 37243 | -99% |
| 1944 | 37479 | 0.013932304 | 100 | 37379 | -99% |
| 1945 | 37194 | 0.014020076 | 87 | 37107 | -100% |
| 1946 | 46549 | 0.014567927 | 105 | 46444 | -100% |
| 1947 | 57920 | 0.016078519 | 111 | 57809 | -100% |
| 1948 | 56745 | 0.01643583 | 121 | 56624 | -100% |
| 1949 | 59726 | 0.017139122 | 116 | 59610 | -100% |
| 1950 | 60863 | 0.017372761 | 134 | 60729 | -100% |
| 1951 | 64891 | 0.017615525 | 102 | 64789 | -100% |
| 1952 | 71886 | 0.018927306 | 133 | 71753 | -100% |
| 1953 | 76268 | 0.019791137 | 149 | 76119 | -100% |
| 1954 | 79713 | 0.02002483 | 153 | 79560 | -100% |
| 1955 | 86450 | 0.021531327 | 149 | 86301 | -100% |
| 1956 | 81807 | 0.019841442 | 157 | 81650 | -100% |
| 1957 | 82569 | 0.01964926 | 165 | 82404 | -100% |
| 1958 | 82884 | 0.020049812 | 205 | 82679 | -100% |
| 1959 | 84202 | 0.020250641 | 235 | 83967 | -99% |
| 1960 | 86131 | 0.020735396 | 223 | 85908 | -99% |
| 1961 | 85038 | 0.02052917 | 233 | 84805 | -99% |
| 1962 | 81625 | 0.02022738 | 290 | 81335 | -99% |
| 1963 | 78686 | 0.019879239 | 236 | 78450 | -99% |
| 1964 | 75285 | 0.019365393 | 249 | 75036 | -99% |
| 1965 | 68047 | 0.01876926 | 219 | 67828 | -99% |
| 1966 | 66648 | 0.019175665 | 231 | 66417 | -99% |
| 1967 | 67084 | 0.019760245 | 282 | 66802 | -99% |
| 1968 | 63948 | 0.018928414 | 265 | 63683 | -99% |
| 1969 | 63971 | 0.018407211 | 296 | 63675 | -99% |
| 1970 | 62019 | 0.017196383 | 290 | 61729 | -99% |
| 1971 | 53377 | 0.01555113 | 259 | 53118 | -99% |
| 1972 | 46563 | 0.014814855 | 237 | 46326 | -99% |
| 1973 | 41311 | 0.013693254 | 226 | 41085 | -99% |
| 1974 | 42027 | 0.013824675 | 234 | 41793 | -99% |
| 1975 | 39392 | 0.013046326 | 237 | 39155 | -99% |
| 1976 | 39502 | 0.013018489 | 229 | 39273 | -99% |
| 1977 | 40768 | 0.012834276 | 252 | 40516 | -99% |
| 1978 | 40929 | 0.012895613 | 245 | 40684 | -99% |
| 1979 | 42347 | 0.012728284 | 285 | 42062 | -99% |
| 1980 | 42181 | 0.012245878 | 291 | 41890 | -99% |
| 1981 | 40857 | 0.011810515 | 224 | 40633 | -99% |
| 1982 | 40706 | 0.011603888 | 250 | 40456 | -99% |
| 1983 | 39527 | 0.011412974 | 321 | 39206 | -98% |
| 1984 | 38727 | 0.011100521 | 235 | 38492 | -99% |
| 1985 | 38817 | 0.01087582 | 290 | 38527 | -99% |
| 1986 | 37423 | 0.010520714 | 274 | 37149 | -99% |
| 1987 | 37048 | 0.010275087 | 252 | 36796 | -99% |
| 1988 | 35580 | 0.009629116 | 250 | 35330 | -99% |
| 1989 | 35371 | 0.009200543 | 148 | 35223 | -99% |
| 1990 | 33867 | 0.008568549 | 120 | 33747 | -99% |
| 1991 | 30511 | 0.007832843 | 94 | 30417 | -99% |
| 1992 | 28542 | 0.007430349 | 117 | 28425 | -99% |
| 1993 | 27128 | 0.007195224 | 89 | 27039 | -99% |
| 1994 | 24950 | 0.006711224 | 76 | 24874 | -99% |
| 1995 | 23115 | 0.006311857 | 69 | 23046 | -99% |
| 1996 | 23086 | 0.006329796 | 62 | 23024 | -99% |
| 1997 | 21933 | 0.006049233 | 37 | 21896 | -100% |
| 1998 | 20934 | 0.00569136 | 42 | 20892 | -100% |
| 1999 | 20395 | 0.005521314 | 43 | 20352 | -100% |
| 2000 | 19831 | 0.00524643 | 44 | 19787 | -100% |
| 2001 | 19403 | 0.00518327 | 41 | 19362 | -100% |
| 2002 | 18742 | 0.005013521 | 38 | 18704 | -100% |
| 2003 | 18671 | 0.004910424 | 31 | 18640 | -100% |
| 2004 | 18473 | 0.004834696 | 66 | 18407 | -99% |
| 2005 | 18166 | 0.004724768 | 25 | 18141 | -100% |
| 2006 | 17697 | 0.004473244 | 30 | 17667 | -100% |
| 2007 | 17587 | 0.004399298 | 24 | 17563 | -100% |
| 2008 | 16368 | 0.004164181 | 22 | 16346 | -100% |
| 2009 | 15471 | 0.004049814 | 16 | 15455 | -100% |
| 2010 | 14248 | 0.003855251 | 25 | 14223 | -100% |
| 2011 | 13273 | 0.003628692 | 19 | 13254 | -100% |
| 2012 | 12576 | 0.003438539 | 18 | 12558 | -100% |
| 2013 | 12411 | 0.003404315 | 15 | 12396 | -100% |
| 2014 | 12266 | 0.003309432 | 13 | 12253 | -100% |
| 2015 | 11855 | 0.003203264 | 19 | 11836 | -100% |
| 2016 | 11163 | 0.003042769 | 15 | 11148 | -100% |
| 2017 | 10250 | 0.002866175 | 9 | 10241 | -100% |
| 2018 | 9825 | 0.00279445 | 14 | 9811 | -100% |
| 2019 | 8996 | 0.00259181 | 12 | 8984 | -100% |
| 2020 | 8269 | 0.002475321 | 10 | 8259 | -100% |
| 2021 | 7936 | 0.00234242 | 11 | 7925 | -100% |
| 2022 | 7826 | 0.002313239 | 6 | 7820 | -100% |
| 2023 | 7421 | 0.002241184 | 8 | 7413 | -100% |
| 2024 | 7324 | 0.00220039 | 7 | 7317 | -100% |