# David name report

Canonical URL: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/name/m/david
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2024

## Summary
David ranked #31 officially for boys in 2024. After combined spelling groups, it ranked #34.

## Official spelling
- Rank: #31
- Birth count: 7,317
- Rate per 10,000: 42.66

## Combined spelling group
- Group display: David
- Rank: #34
- Birth count: 7,317
- Rate per 10,000: 42.66
- Official count multiplier: 1.00x

## Practical popularity
- Expected per class of 25: 0.05
- Expected per grade of 100: 0.22
- Expected per school of 300: 0.66
- Duplicate chance in grade of 100: 19.6%

## Trend
- Label: past peak
- Peak rate year: 1955
- Best rank year: 1960
- Latest rate as percent of peak: 10.2%

## Spelling components
- David: 7,317 births

## Methodology notes
- Official SSA ranks treat each spelling separately.
- Combined ranks group spelling variants and recompute ranks by sex.
- State combined counts may be lower bounds when rare state spellings are suppressed.
- Full methodology: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/methodology