MallowbyNames

David vs Richard

David leads today (#35 vs #234), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named David and Richard per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

28.8k57.5k86.3k1880192019602000DavidRichard1880: David 869 · Richard 7281881: David 750 · Richard 6411882: David 838 · Richard 7461883: David 734 · Richard 6491884: David 761 · Richard 7491885: David 712 · Richard 6721886: David 674 · Richard 7201887: David 673 · Richard 6221888: David 801 · Richard 7721889: David 757 · Richard 7111890: David 731 · Richard 7431891: David 673 · Richard 6091892: David 813 · Richard 8021893: David 724 · Richard 7321894: David 729 · Richard 8081895: David 707 · Richard 7271896: David 765 · Richard 8341897: David 730 · Richard 7021898: David 815 · Richard 8711899: David 646 · Richard 7441900: David 883 · Richard 1,1411901: David 672 · Richard 7841902: David 761 · Richard 9081903: David 716 · Richard 8621904: David 817 · Richard 9571905: David 838 · Richard 1,0331906: David 878 · Richard 1,0841907: David 945 · Richard 1,2351908: David 1,015 · Richard 1,2441909: David 1,094 · Richard 1,4271910: David 1,258 · Richard 1,6541911: David 1,556 · Richard 2,0301912: David 2,858 · Richard 4,1881913: David 3,282 · Richard 5,1071914: David 4,251 · Richard 6,6691915: David 5,394 · Richard 9,1431916: David 5,812 · Richard 10,1341917: David 6,099 · Richard 10,9141918: David 6,627 · Richard 12,3231919: David 6,716 · Richard 12,4411920: David 7,444 · Richard 15,0101921: David 7,765 · Richard 16,3761922: David 7,865 · Richard 17,5371923: David 8,230 · Richard 18,8871924: David 8,758 · Richard 21,2441925: David 8,915 · Richard 23,2691926: David 9,041 · Richard 25,1431927: David 9,426 · Richard 26,7681928: David 9,990 · Richard 28,7931929: David 11,302 · Richard 29,5721930: David 12,275 · Richard 32,1871931: David 11,784 · Richard 31,8221932: David 12,139 · Richard 31,8091933: David 12,026 · Richard 31,3311934: David 14,003 · Richard 33,1671935: David 15,663 · Richard 33,9461936: David 17,476 · Richard 33,4941937: David 20,981 · Richard 32,9751938: David 22,994 · Richard 34,3851939: David 25,360 · Richard 35,3861940: David 27,690 · Richard 37,4251941: David 30,553 · Richard 39,1121942: David 35,905 · Richard 43,5931943: David 37,240 · Richard 46,3391944: David 37,382 · Richard 45,6431945: David 37,110 · Richard 46,0461946: David 46,444 · Richard 58,8701947: David 57,810 · Richard 58,5321948: David 56,627 · Richard 50,9701949: David 59,611 · Richard 50,9461950: David 60,729 · Richard 51,0031951: David 64,788 · Richard 54,5411952: David 71,752 · Richard 58,3501953: David 76,119 · Richard 58,3891954: David 79,556 · Richard 57,0421955: David 86,306 · Richard 53,5661956: David 81,652 · Richard 52,9151957: David 82,403 · Richard 52,4461958: David 82,681 · Richard 50,0071959: David 83,977 · Richard 47,2021960: David 85,929 · Richard 43,5531961: David 84,810 · Richard 41,1421962: David 81,337 · Richard 39,4221963: David 78,444 · Richard 40,7721964: David 75,043 · Richard 40,0981965: David 67,825 · Richard 36,8171966: David 66,408 · Richard 34,4571967: David 66,806 · Richard 33,5851968: David 63,679 · Richard 32,9761969: David 63,672 · Richard 31,0851970: David 61,728 · Richard 30,4421971: David 53,113 · Richard 26,1541972: David 46,322 · Richard 22,3021973: David 41,082 · Richard 19,9421974: David 41,786 · Richard 18,6361975: David 39,156 · Richard 17,6871976: David 39,265 · Richard 16,7521977: David 40,515 · Richard 17,4421978: David 40,684 · Richard 16,7341979: David 42,053 · Richard 16,7131980: David 41,891 · Richard 16,6561981: David 40,629 · Richard 16,8551982: David 40,453 · Richard 16,7171983: David 39,201 · Richard 15,8881984: David 38,492 · Richard 15,6071985: David 38,522 · Richard 15,3301986: David 37,150 · Richard 15,0141987: David 36,795 · Richard 14,4011988: David 35,329 · Richard 14,1441989: David 35,225 · Richard 14,1331990: David 33,748 · Richard 13,5801991: David 30,416 · Richard 12,5531992: David 28,425 · Richard 11,3321993: David 27,038 · Richard 10,2301994: David 24,877 · Richard 9,5161995: David 23,045 · Richard 8,7841996: David 23,022 · Richard 8,1821997: David 21,896 · Richard 7,2431998: David 20,892 · Richard 6,9541999: David 20,352 · Richard 6,5022000: David 19,787 · Richard 6,3542001: David 19,362 · Richard 5,7712002: David 18,704 · Richard 5,3222003: David 18,641 · Richard 5,0542004: David 18,412 · Richard 4,8482005: David 18,144 · Richard 4,6672006: David 17,671 · Richard 4,4692007: David 17,573 · Richard 4,4252008: David 16,347 · Richard 4,0602009: David 15,457 · Richard 3,6122010: David 14,222 · Richard 3,2382011: David 13,258 · Richard 3,1652012: David 12,565 · Richard 3,0292013: David 12,400 · Richard 2,8002014: David 12,259 · Richard 2,8882015: David 11,838 · Richard 2,6882016: David 11,153 · Richard 2,5252017: David 10,244 · Richard 2,2862018: David 9,812 · Richard 2,1382019: David 8,989 · Richard 1,9902020: David 8,263 · Richard 1,8282021: David 7,940 · Richard 1,7832022: David 7,829 · Richard 1,6882023: David 7,420 · Richard 1,6452024: David 7,369 · Richard 1,5442025: David 6,794 · Richard 1,505
DavidRichard

Head to head

DavidRichard
2025 rank
#35
#234
Babies named in 2025
6,794
1,505
Peak year
1955
1946
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
3,676,654
2,577,552
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