Davison vs David

Side-by-side comparison of Davison and David — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Davison

Boy name · Rank #10138

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Name B

David

Boy name · Rank #31

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Metric Davison David
Current Rank #10138 #31
Total Births (all years) 326 3,669,730
Peak Year 2017 1955
Peak Year Births 16 86,301
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1980 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Davison David
1880ss — 7,569
1890ss — 7,333
1900ss — 8,619
1910ss — 43,853
1920ss — 88,737
1930ss — 164,699
1940ss — 426,365
1950ss — 769,951
1960ss — 733,939
1970ss — 445,741
1980ss 16 383,702
1990ss 70 253,712
2000ss 108 180,072
2010ss 93 116,704
2020ss 39 38,734

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Davison David
2014 5 12,253
2015 10 11,836
2016 9 11,148
2017 16 10,241
2018 7 9,811
2019 13 8,984
2020 — 8,259
2021 12 7,925
2022 9 7,820
2023 11 7,413
2024 7 7,317

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1980–2024.

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