Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dave

#432 most common boys' name of all time · #946 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#432
Rank overall
#946 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
64,492
Since 2016
671
Peak year
1959 #119
Best rank
#95 1881
Girls Boys peak 3,308/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dave is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 55 55 #2,451
2024 — 76 76 #2,012
2023 — 65 65 #2,188
2022 — 60 60 #2,356
2021 — 64 64 #2,194
2020 — 72 72 #1,977
2019 — 67 67 #2,130
2018 — 76 76 #1,938
2017 — 81 81 #1,829
2016 — 55 55 #2,366
2015 — 64 64 #2,148
2014 — 77 77 #1,885
2013 — 78 78 #1,828
2012 — 78 78 #1,864
2011 — 70 70 #1,968
2010 — 71 71 #1,957
2009 — 84 84 #1,789
2008 — 94 94 #1,639
2007 — 101 101 #1,552
2006 — 90 90 #1,605
2005 — 100 100 #1,461
2004 — 100 100 #1,415
2003 — 115 115 #1,253
2002 — 109 109 #1,245
2001 — 98 98 #1,327
2000 — 96 96 #1,334
1999 — 103 103 #1,224
1998 — 91 91 #1,302
1997 — 91 91 #1,263
1996 — 90 90 #1,236
1995 — 113 113 #1,054
1994 — 115 115 #1,038
1993 — 123 123 #975
1992 — 123 123 #974
1991 — 133 133 #909
1990 — 124 124 #926
1989 — 128 128 #891
1988 — 162 162 #742
1987 — 134 134 #802
1986 — 142 142 #760
1985 — 149 149 #723
1984 — 152 152 #708
1983 — 148 148 #704
1982 — 172 172 #665
1981 — 170 170 #659
1980 — 160 160 #684
1979 — 155 155 #685
1978 — 165 165 #654
1977 — 189 189 #609
1976 — 181 181 #610
1975 — 186 186 #591
1974 — 227 227 #528
1973 — 240 240 #504
1972 — 313 313 #448
1971 — 414 414 #398
1970 — 519 519 #358
1969 5 562 567 #326
1968 — 666 666 #284
1967 5 774 779 #258
1966 — 868 868 #240
1965 — 1,159 1,159 #211
1964 5 1,535 1,540 #179
1963 5 1,996 2,001 #161
1962 — 2,362 2,362 #145
1961 8 2,802 2,810 #130
1960 6 3,050 3,056 #122
1959 — 3,308 3,308 #119
1958 7 2,957 2,964 #126
1957 7 2,179 2,186 #155
1956 — 1,355 1,355 #200
1955 — 1,050 1,050 #223
1954 — 834 834 #240
1953 — 768 768 #245
1952 — 769 769 #242
1951 — 743 743 #246
1950 — 874 874 #216
1949 — 1,163 1,163 #182
1948 — 1,508 1,508 #161
1947 5 1,693 1,698 #155
1946 — 1,398 1,398 #160
1945 — 1,077 1,077 #164
1944 8 1,125 1,133 #163
1943 — 1,089 1,089 #167
1942 — 1,054 1,054 #162
1941 7 864 871 #177
1940 7 769 776 #186
1939 — 663 663 #193
1938 — 626 626 #203
1937 — 593 593 #205
1936 — 525 525 #220
1935 — 469 469 #247
1934 — 458 458 #251
1933 — 375 375 #271
1932 — 387 387 #277
1931 7 383 390 #282
1930 — 339 339 #309
1929 — 332 332 #304
1928 — 324 324 #310
1927 7 378 385 #293
1926 — 353 353 #301
1925 — 362 362 #300
1924 — 343 343 #309
1923 — 322 322 #324
1922 — 325 325 #318
1921 — 320 320 #331
1920 6 373 379 #291
1919 — 361 361 #277
1918 9 358 367 #287
1917 5 322 327 #289
1916 — 329 329 #282
1915 — 295 295 #293
1914 — 267 267 #267
1913 — 249 249 #235
1912 — 222 222 #233
1911 — 135 135 #219
1910 — 178 178 #168
1909 — 102 102 #207
1908 — 116 116 #184
1907 — 107 107 #193
1906 — 98 98 #185
1905 — 137 137 #150
1904 — 102 102 #177
1903 — 88 88 #186
1902 — 112 112 #156
1901 — 105 105 #150
1900 — 166 166 #135
1899 — 120 120 #133
1898 — 127 127 #140
1897 — 121 121 #134
1896 — 118 118 #141
1895 — 139 139 #120
1894 — 129 129 #121
1893 — 113 113 #134
1892 — 138 138 #122
1891 — 124 124 #113
1890 — 152 152 #110
1889 — 116 116 #120
1888 — 146 146 #114
1887 — 111 111 #120
1886 — 139 139 #113
1885 — 128 128 #109
1884 — 159 159 #97
1883 — 135 135 #101
1882 5 139 144 #105
1881 — 135 135 #95
1880 — 131 131 #102