NameTides

David

David was the #35 boys' name in the US in 2025 (6,794 babies), and #73 in England & Wales and #44 in Canada.

David as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
David as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.025507510018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSCanadaScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern Ireland
David as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02550751001880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#35 (6,794)#73 (712)#92 (58)#126 (18)#45 (114)#44 (506)——
2024#31 (7,369)#64 (788)#71 (72)#104 (22)#40 (134)#48 (490)——
2023#27 (7,420)#65 (845)#75 (68)#83 (30)#47 (122)#46 (485)——
2022#31 (7,829)#62 (930)#73 (75)#88 (30)#43 (143)#51 (488)——
2021#30 (7,940)#62 (961)#86 (70)#99 (28)#47 (141)#50 (534)——
2020#28 (8,263)#60 (1,047)#78 (74)#89 (32)#33 (168)#43 (594)——
2019#27 (8,989)#56 (1,168)#57 (101)#76 (42)#41 (160)#41 (633)——
2018#22 (9,812)#49 (1,307)#63 (102)#69 (44)#30 (225)#47 (607)#97 (91)—
2017#22 (10,244)#44 (1,416)#55 (106)#66 (48)#27 (255)#42 (669)——
2016#19 (11,153)#43 (1,461)#54 (122)#64 (49)#27 (253)#36 (756)——
2015#18 (11,838)#43 (1,394)#41 (155)#64 (50)#23 (293)#39 (771)#100 (94)—
2014#17 (12,259)#50 (1,209)#40 (154)#60 (50)#23 (306)#38 (797)#89 (115)—
2013#17 (12,400)#50 (1,248)#36 (190)#69 (45)#28 (262)#36 (816)#94 (110)#91 (76)
2012#20 (12,565)#59 (1,148)#45 (155)#53 (59)#27 (292)#33 (832)#98 (112)—
2011#18 (13,258)#57 (1,163)#50 (158)#48 (69)#24 (331)#34 (829)#76 (138)#94 (74)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1955 at #2.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 250 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 4. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 250common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 380common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 340common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 460common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 210common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 310common

Next year

On its recent trend, David is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 250 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 240 to 1 in 260.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

David by state, 2025Alaska: #41AKMaine: #101MEWisconsin: #71WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #130NHWashington: #29WAIdaho: #80IDMontana: #76MTNorth Dakota: #44NDMinnesota: #54MNIllinois: #40ILMichigan: #46MINew York: #15NYMassachusetts: #62MAOregon: #57ORNevada: #47NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #69SDIowa: #71IAIndiana: #44INOhio: #53OHPennsylvania: #29PANew Jersey: #23NJConnecticut: #51CTRhode Island: #44RICalifornia: #37CAUtah: #57UTColorado: #48CONebraska: #27NEMissouri: #47MOKentucky: #38KYWest Virginia: #109WVVirginia: #39VAMaryland: #42MDDelaware: #35DEArizona: #33AZNew Mexico: #30NMKansas: #54KSArkansas: #43ARTennessee: #42TNNorth Carolina: #29NCSouth Carolina: #27SCDistrict of Columbia: #35DCOklahoma: #58OKLouisiana: #35LAMississippi: #40MSAlabama: #38ALGeorgia: #39GAHawaii: #90HITexas: #29TXFlorida: #37FL
David (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#46216
Quebec2025#8983

David (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DavidCanadaGirls—too few
DavidCanadaBoys#44506
DavidEngland & WalesBoys#73712
DavidIrelandBoys#45114
DavidNorthern IrelandBoys#12618
DavidNSWBoys—too few
DavidScotlandBoys#9258
DavidUSGirls#11,9327
DavidUSBoys#356,794
DavidVICBoys—too few