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.
- #17,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,531 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 100
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Davidjames currently ranks #12531 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 #12531 as of the latest data, more common than 10% 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.
- #17,411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,531 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 100 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davidjames ranks #17,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,531 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 100 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,531 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 100
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Davidjames's 100 recorded births place it above 61.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Davidjames compares
100 26th percentile among 13,930 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 (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 100 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 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 popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Currently ranks #12531 among boys.
100 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 8 births in a single year.
Davidjames by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (35 births, 35% of the file).
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
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (35% of all-time use).
Davidjames decade highlights
- Peak decade 35 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Davidjames: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 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 August 2026.
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