Trend of the Popularity of David as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 856 male babies that were named David in California, which was 0.48% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name David peaked as a male baby name in California in 1989 with a count of 5,354 babies, which was 1.99% of the total male babies born in California in 1989.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named David, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named David.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named David in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named David in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named David from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of David as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	5084	2.64
1981	4938	2.46
1982	5128	2.50
1983	5001	2.42
1984	5116	2.41
1985	5255	2.35
1986	5298	2.32
1987	5304	2.22
1988	5158	2.05
1989	5354	1.99
1990	5349	1.84
1991	4857	1.69
1992	4842	1.70
1993	4407	1.60
1994	4062	1.52
1995	4031	1.55
1996	4001	1.58
1997	3732	1.52
1998	3478	1.43
1999	3484	1.44
2000	3280	1.32
2001	3346	1.37
2002	3194	1.30
2003	3354	1.34
2004	3267	1.30
2005	3274	1.29
2006	3158	1.21
2007	3123	1.19
2008	2917	1.15
2009	2624	1.08
2010	2424	1.04
2011	2303	1.00
2012	2152	0.93
2013	2049	0.90
2014	2027	0.88
2015	1949	0.86
2016	1718	0.77
2017	1566	0.73
2018	1456	0.71
2019	1256	0.62
2020	1165	0.62
2021	1068	0.56
2022	1041	0.55
2023	931	0.52
2024	856	0.48