The baby name David appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1955 with 117,036 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, David has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,680 |
| 1911 | 1,850 |
| 1912 | 3,411 |
| 1913 | 3,781 |
| 1914 | 4,927 |
| 1915 | 6,234 |
| 1916 | 7,094 |
| 1917 | 7,666 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1918 | 8,200 |
| 1919 | 5 |
| 1919 | 8,314 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1920 | 9,334 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1921 | 9,674 |
| 1922 | 14 |
| 1922 | 9,729 |
| 1923 | 14 |
| 1923 | 10,105 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1924 | 10,695 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1925 | 10,945 |
| 1926 | 10 |
| 1926 | 11,489 |
| 1927 | 17 |
| 1927 | 11,762 |
| 1928 | 14 |
| 1928 | 12,413 |
| 1929 | 43 |
| 1929 | 13,786 |
| 1930 | 78 |
| 1930 | 15,969 |
| 1931 | 16 |
| 1931 | 14,848 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1932 | 14,491 |
| 1933 | 39 |
| 1933 | 14,802 |
| 1934 | 18 |
| 1934 | 17,090 |
| 1935 | 10 |
| 1935 | 19,363 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1936 | 21,755 |
| 1937 | 47 |
| 1937 | 26,260 |
| 1938 | 7 |
| 1938 | 27,880 |
| 1939 | 64 |
| 1939 | 29,816 |
| 1940 | 35 |
| 1940 | 34,074 |
| 1941 | 36 |
| 1941 | 37,662 |
| 1942 | 48 |
| 1942 | 45,230 |
| 1943 | 59 |
| 1943 | 46,709 |
| 1944 | 58 |
| 1944 | 46,961 |
| 1945 | 28 |
| 1945 | 46,522 |
| 1946 | 65 |
| 1946 | 52,741 |
| 1947 | 51 |
| 1947 | 64,372 |
| 1948 | 56 |
| 1948 | 76,200 |
| 1949 | 71 |
| 1949 | 76,556 |
| 1950 | 89 |
| 1950 | 77,590 |
| 1951 | 72 |
| 1951 | 79,995 |
| 1952 | 112 |
| 1952 | 87,462 |
| 1953 | 119 |
| 1953 | 98,788 |
| 1954 | 121 |
| 1954 | 98,400 |
| 1955 | 99 |
| 1955 | 117,036 |
| 1956 | 112 |
| 1956 | 109,535 |
| 1957 | 123 |
| 1957 | 104,810 |
| 1958 | 193 |
| 1958 | 105,918 |
| 1959 | 199 |
| 1959 | 100,813 |
| 1960 | 192 |
| 1960 | 106,968 |
| 1961 | 212 |
| 1961 | 104,019 |
| 1962 | 225 |
| 1962 | 97,640 |
| 1963 | 186 |
| 1963 | 97,821 |
| 1964 | 206 |
| 1964 | 89,527 |
| 1965 | 180 |
| 1965 | 85,777 |
| 1966 | 178 |
| 1966 | 78,851 |
| 1967 | 280 |
| 1967 | 79,528 |
| 1968 | 241 |
| 1968 | 74,637 |
| 1969 | 260 |
| 1969 | 74,758 |
| 1970 | 279 |
| 1970 | 69,103 |
| 1971 | 213 |
| 1971 | 60,035 |
| 1972 | 205 |
| 1972 | 52,260 |
| 1973 | 207 |
| 1973 | 46,223 |
| 1974 | 151 |
| 1974 | 46,725 |
| 1975 | 208 |
| 1975 | 43,370 |
| 1976 | 170 |
| 1976 | 42,984 |
| 1977 | 206 |
| 1977 | 51,277 |
| 1978 | 167 |
| 1978 | 46,721 |
| 1979 | 251 |
| 1979 | 47,316 |
| 1980 | 280 |
| 1980 | 49,321 |
| 1981 | 206 |
| 1981 | 42,891 |
| 1982 | 197 |
| 1982 | 41,954 |
| 1983 | 317 |
| 1983 | 42,847 |
| 1984 | 197 |
| 1984 | 39,427 |
| 1985 | 286 |
| 1985 | 36,331 |
| 1986 | 261 |
| 1986 | 43,110 |
| 1987 | 246 |
| 1987 | 37,592 |
| 1988 | 173 |
| 1988 | 36,046 |
| 1989 | 60 |
| 1989 | 35,838 |
| 1990 | 33 |
| 1990 | 33,094 |
| 1991 | 11 |
| 1991 | 29,878 |
| 1992 | 59 |
| 1992 | 30,043 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1993 | 29,525 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1994 | 27,529 |
| 1995 | 18 |
| 1995 | 24,426 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1996 | 23,828 |
| 1997 | 22,638 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1998 | 21,741 |
| 1999 | 21,702 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2000 | 20,476 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2001 | 19,818 |
| 2002 | 19,208 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2003 | 18,061 |
| 2004 | 30 |
| 2004 | 18,123 |
| 2005 | 17,724 |
| 2006 | 19,372 |
| 2007 | 17,729 |
| 2008 | 16,593 |
| 2009 | 16,643 |
| 2010 | 14,813 |
| 2011 | 13,889 |
| 2012 | 14,532 |
| 2013 | 14,489 |
| 2014 | 14,795 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2015 | 14,729 |
| 2016 | 14,643 |
| 2017 | 13,924 |
| 2018 | 12,019 |
| 2019 | 11,075 |
| 2020 | 7,569 |
| 2021 | 8,825 |
| 2022 | 8,567 |
| 2023 | 7,808 |
| 2024 | 7,762 |