EveryBabyNames

David

4 countries#35 in United States, 2025
US
#35
in United States, 2025
FR
#121
in France, 2022
SCOT
#92
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#126
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
4,047,788
Peak year (United States)
1955
Peak-year count
86,454
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when David was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

3,689,613 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #35 · peaked in 1955 with 86,454 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

315,068 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #121 · peaked in 1972 with 19,694 births

Most common in: Nord, Paris, Pas-de-Calais, Seine-Maritime, Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

40,705 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #92 · peaked in 1979 with 2,024 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

2,402 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #126 · peaked in 1997 with 246 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

David’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#13
2007#12↑1
2008#14↓2
2009#14
2010#15↓1
2011#18↓3
2012#20↓2
2013#17↑3
2014#17
2015#18↓1
2016#19↓1
2017#22↓3
2018#22
2019#27↓5
2020#28↓1
2021#30↓2
2022#31↓1
2023#27↑4
2024#31↓4
2025#35↓4

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