Boys' name · since 1987

Davidjames

100 babies named Davidjames in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#10220
among boys today
100
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade
29%
more common than other boys

Davidjames currently ranks #10220 among boys' names in America, with 100 babies recorded since 1987.

Davidjames has 100 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10220 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.

  • #10220 among boys today
  • 100 born since 1987
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 29% more common than other boys

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Davidjames is currently the #10220 boys' name in America, more common than 29% of boys - 100 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.

#10220
among boys today
100
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade
29%
more common than other boys

Davidjames vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%28.5%
Davidjames vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10220
of 14,294 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Davidjames was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Davidjames in 2000 - its busiest year on record.

How Davidjames compares

100 26th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Davidjames's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Davidjames Median boys name (Elchonon) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 100 367 358,536
Peak-year births 8 23 22,252

Davidjames's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Davidjames splits its recorded history at 2008: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Davidjames at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

100

Since 1987

39 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,220

Among boys

As of 2025

Active since

1987

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2025

Davidjames popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
456789 1987199420032009201420242025 5

Davidjames by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Davidjames's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Davidjames births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davidjames?
100 babies have been named Davidjames since 1987. It currently ranks #10220 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Davidjames most popular?
Davidjames was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Davidjames been used?
The SSA has tracked Davidjames since 1987 -- 39 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Davidjames?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Dave, Davis, Davon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Davidjames's data

  • Davidjames's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Davidjames: #10220 Boys' Name - 100 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/davidjames. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Davidjames 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 July 2026.