David

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Greek

Meaning

David is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin.

From Wikipedia

David first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 67 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1962 with 3,543 babies (rank #1 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of David

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of David yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

89,900
Total babies (all years)
67
Years in the data
3,543
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19521,340#5
19531,320#5
19541,400#5
19551,404#6
19561,594#3
19571,655#3
19581,698#3
19591,800#2
19602,576#3
19612,948#2
19623,543#1
19633,350#1
19643,260#1
19653,114#1
19662,839#1
19672,938#1
19682,766#1
19693,003#1
19702,763#1
19712,722#2
19722,539#2
19732,195#3
19742,189#2
19751,927#3
19761,848#2
19771,868#3
19781,758#3
19791,699#3
19801,751#3
19811,770#4
19821,766#5
19831,812#5
19841,629#5
19851,584#5
19861,421#6
19871,278#8
19881,227#9
19891,128#10
19901,099#12
1991921#14
1992889#16
1993748#22
1994650#22
1995586#26
1996542#27
1997462#31
1998364#43
1999359#40
2000324#48
2001315#51
2002267#55
2003213#63
2004226#58
2005200#75
2006146#64
2007130#76
2008233#73
2009192#87
2010123#96
2011212#80
2012112#100
2013186#90
2014127#96
2015339#100
2016408#94
201714#145
201891#109