NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

David Girls

The U.S. popularity history of David: every year it appeared on the national list since 1883, with 12,959 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
12,959
Peak year
1983 #567
Years on the list
129
10-year trend
-35.0%

In the 1980s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1883–2025

YearBirthsRank
201120#6397
201218#6941
201315#7858
201413#8597
201519#6522
201615#7689
20179#10908
201814#7869
201912#8717
202010#9734
202111#9115
20226#14018
20238#11442
20247#12482
20257#12214

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1983

TX
34
CA
30
NY
21
PA
19
OH
19
FL
18

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