Boys' name · since 1927
Daved
Daved has 200 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1927
- 1980s
- peak decade
Daved is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 200 have been recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Daved recorded 200 times among boys since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2011.
- #12,943 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 200 born since 1927
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daved ranks #12,943 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1927, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1927
- 1980s
- peak decade
Daved's 200 recorded births place it above 71.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Daved's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Daved's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Daved popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2011
- Peak year (1962)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Daved by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (42 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Daved's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Daved births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 42 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with Daved's data
- Daved's decade-level peak was the 1980s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~84 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1927–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daved draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.