Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

David

Name: SSA baby-name counts for David
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 91.5% from peak

Peak era

1955

Peak rank proxy

86,301

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19552024

Peak year

1955

Decline from peak

91.5%

2024

7,317

All-time

3,669,730

David once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1955, when 86,301 boys were named David.

In 2024, only 7,317 boys were given the name.

Down 91.5% from its peak.

All told, about 3,669,730 Americans have been named David and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 91.5% from peak

195586,301 boys named David

20247,317 boys named David

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