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How Rare Is the Name David?
David is a long-running staple of American naming. It ranks 7th of all time in U.S. records, with about 1 in 101 people sharing it, which puts it in the Very Common tier. It was most popular in the 1950s. Here is the full picture, decade by decade, plus a card you can save and share.
- Rarity
- 1 in 101
- Tier
- Very Common
- U.S. rank
- 7th
- Share of people
- 0.990%
- People named
- 3,682,683
- Most popular
- the 1950s
Based on U.S. births recorded by the Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2024. Figures describe recorded names, not people alive today.
About the name David
David is Hebrew for 'beloved.' It is the name of the shepherd king of Israel and of Michelangelo's statue, and it stayed in the American top ten for most of the twentieth century.
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Frequently asked questions
- How rare is the name David?
- David is in the Very Common tier. About 1 in 101 people share it, which is 0.990% of all recorded U.S. names, and it ranks 7th of all time. In total 3,682,683 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
- Is David a rare name?
- No. David is a well-known name rather than a rare one. It is in the Very Common tier, ranked 7th of all time, with about 1 in 101 people sharing it.
- How common is the name David?
- About 1 in 101 people in U.S. records share the name David, which is 0.990% of all recorded names and 7th of all time. That places it in the Very Common tier.
- Is David a boy or girl name?
- In the records, David is given almost entirely to boys. Of 3,682,683 people with the name, 12,953 were girls and 3,669,730 were boys.
- When was the name David most popular?
- David peaked in the 1950s. The bars on the card show its popularity for every decade from 1880 to 2024.