Girls' name · since 1912
Davida
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 4,026 babies named Davida, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,026
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Davida sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 4,026 recorded since 1912.
Davida has 4,026 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2024.
- #2,981 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,026 born since 1912
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davida ranks #2,981 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,026 born since 1912, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,981 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,026
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Davida's 4,026 recorded births place it above 95.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Davida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Davida's full recorded timeline at 1970, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 103 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Davida popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2024
- Peak year (1972)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Davida popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1971 (Davida as boys' name)
Davida by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (813 births, 20% of the file).
1970s was Davida's strongest decade.
813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Davida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s 56
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 146
1930s
146 births
- 1940s 245
1940s
245 births
- 1950s
1950s
513 births
- 1960s
1960s
521 births
- 1970s
1970s
813 births
- 1980s
1980s
811 births
- 1990s
1990s
477 births
- 2000s 254
2000s
254 births
- 2010s 129
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 813 births (20% of all-time use).
How Davida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Davida's total volume
Davida by state
Where Davida concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 232 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 203 | 5.0% |
| #3 | California | | 167 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 115 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 100 | 2.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 83 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 55 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 54 | 1.3% |
232 of 4,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Davida appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Davida's data
- Davida's decade-level peak was the 1970s (813 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Davidas (232 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Davida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1912–2024 (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 Davida 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.