How Many People Are Named David Bailey?
There are approximately 2,563 people named David Bailey living in the United States today. That makes this name combination common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 133,732 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name David with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bailey. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
2,563
1 in 133,732 Americans
Combination Rarity
Common
First Name
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Last Name
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David: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name David. The peak year was 1955 with 86,450 births. The average person named David today is 54 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name David
In the 2020 Census, the first name David was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (76.43%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (12.77%) and Black (5.56%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name David in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how David rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Bailey Surname
The surname Bailey was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Bailey in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "David" has an estimated frequency of 0.831% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Bailey" appears at a rate of 90.03 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name David are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2,563 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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David Bailey: Questions and Answers
How many people are named David Bailey?
We estimate approximately 2,563 people named David Bailey are alive in the United States today. The first name David is shared by 2,847,418 Americans, and the surname Bailey is shared by 308,575.
How rare is the name David Bailey?
This name combination is classified as Common, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 133,732 Americans. The first name David is very common and the surname Bailey is common.
Is David a male or female name?
David is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1955 and the average bearer today is 54 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name David?
In the 2020 Census, the first name David was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (76.43%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (12.77%) and Black (5.56%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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