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David

Boy's name · #35 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

David has held steady since 1880, standing at #35 in 2025. At one stretch it held the national top 10 for 57 consecutive years.

Across the states

See where David is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

David is especially popular in Croatia, Czechia, and Estonia.

#4 in Croatia (2025) · #6 in Czechia (2025) · #11 in Austria (2025) · #13 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #16 in Slovakia (2025) · #17 in Mexico (2024) · #17 in Hungary (2025) · #24 in Slovenia (2025) · #26 in Spain (2024) · #31 in Switzerland (2025) · #40 in Ecuador (2025) · #40 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) and 14 more.

Famous Davids

• David Hilbert — German mathematician (1862–1943)
• David Hume — Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian (1711–1776)
• David Cameron — British politician (born 1966)
• David Beckham — English footballer (born 1975)
• David Bowie — English musician and actor (1947–2016)

In stories & tradition

• David (Solid Snake) — Super Smash Bros. (video game series)
• David Palmer — 24 (TV series)
• Black Manta (David Hyde) — Aquaman (comic book)

What Davids become

Among 37,961 notable people named David:

Business leaders appear 1.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. David Rockefeller, American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017).

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with David is Daniel for a boy.

Spellings & nicknames

About 64 boys a year are given Dave as their full name and 53 girls Davie.

Similar names: Dawson · James · Daniel · John · Joseph · Matthew

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