Davis
#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · #668 for boys in 2025, 409 births
Given to boys 96.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1901 · 29 births
- Debut · boys
- 17 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 32,076since 1880
Davis over time
Rank among boys' names. Davis has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,099 | 25 | #668 | 409 |
| 2024 | #6,167 | 19 | #644 | 432 |
| 2023 | #5,390 | 23 | #614 | 456 |
| 2022 | #4,041 | 36 | #632 | 441 |
| 2021 | #6,174 | 19 | #557 | 507 |
| 2020 | #4,078 | 34 | #553 | 511 |
| 2019 | #5,306 | 24 | #538 | 529 |
| 2018 | #4,458 | 31 | #507 | 561 |
| 2017 | #4,220 | 34 | #492 | 587 |
| 2016 | #4,990 | 27 | #490 | 620 |
| 2015 | #5,458 | 24 | #474 | 629 |
| 2014 | #5,625 | 23 | #447 | 666 |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | #443 | 648 |
| 2012 | #4,601 | 31 | #416 | 685 |
| 2011 | #7,783 | 15 | #435 | 628 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | #420 | 657 |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | #427 | 665 |
| 2008 | #7,742 | 16 | #408 | 725 |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | #395 | 756 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | #404 | 732 |
| 2005 | #6,528 | 18 | #394 | 730 |
| 2004 | #4,949 | 26 | #374 | 743 |
| 2003 | #6,055 | 19 | #370 | 704 |
| 2002 | #6,129 | 18 | #390 | 667 |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | #362 | 733 |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | #381 | 681 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #371 | 704 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #375 | 677 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #376 | 645 |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | #409 | 567 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #409 | 560 |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | #424 | 542 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #460 | 457 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #512 | 392 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #590 | 297 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | #597 | 281 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #570 | 290 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #559 | 272 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #574 | 250 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #575 | 240 |
| 1985 | — | #651 | 181 | |
| 1984 | — | #647 | 178 | |
| 1983 | — | #682 | 157 | |
| 1982 | — | #665 | 172 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #682 | 161 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #741 | 140 |
| 1979 | — | #747 | 134 | |
| 1978 | — | #760 | 123 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #805 | 113 |
| 1976 | — | #776 | 114 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #831 | 100 |
| 1974 | — | #867 | 85 | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #796 | 99 |
| 1972 | — | #822 | 95 | |
| 1971 | — | #755 | 118 | |
| 1970 | — | #714 | 132 | |
| 1969 | — | #782 | 97 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #746 | 99 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #692 | 115 |
| 1966 | — | #713 | 108 | |
| 1965 | — | #688 | 117 | |
| 1964 | — | #742 | 107 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #698 | 123 |
| 1962 | — | #725 | 112 | |
| 1961 | — | #668 | 138 | |
| 1960 | — | #672 | 135 | |
| 1959 | — | #653 | 138 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #654 | 138 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #689 | 123 |
| 1956 | — | #648 | 137 | |
| 1955 | — | #599 | 151 | |
| 1954 | — | #614 | 144 | |
| 1953 | — | #631 | 128 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #586 | 142 |
| 1951 | — | #577 | 144 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #610 | 126 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #535 | 154 |
| 1948 | — | #523 | 160 | |
| 1947 | — | #556 | 147 | |
| 1946 | — | #529 | 146 | |
| 1945 | — | #533 | 125 | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #633 | 94 |
| 1943 | — | #550 | 130 | |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #556 | 122 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #571 | 108 |
| 1940 | — | #541 | 118 | |
| 1939 | — | #536 | 114 | |
| 1938 | — | #527 | 122 | |
| 1937 | — | #536 | 117 | |
| 1936 | — | #510 | 122 | |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #566 | 104 |
| 1934 | — | #545 | 117 | |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #591 | 96 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #556 | 113 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #529 | 120 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #572 | 109 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #564 | 110 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #518 | 135 |
| 1927 | #2,095 | 18 | #508 | 142 |
| 1926 | #1,883 | 21 | #552 | 122 |
| 1925 | #2,283 | 16 | #516 | 140 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #465 | 174 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #554 | 125 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #526 | 140 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #521 | 142 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #576 | 117 |
| 1919 | — | #486 | 150 | |
| 1918 | — | #519 | 133 | |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #549 | 114 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #534 | 115 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #550 | 104 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #555 | 80 |
| 1913 | — | #597 | 54 | |
| 1912 | — | #592 | 47 | |
| 1911 | — | #533 | 31 | |
| 1910 | — | #430 | 40 | |
| 1909 | — | #615 | 19 | |
| 1908 | — | #566 | 20 | |
| 1907 | — | #559 | 19 | |
| 1906 | — | #363 | 33 | |
| 1905 | — | #491 | 21 | |
| 1904 | — | #431 | 24 | |
| 1903 | — | #430 | 22 | |
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | #334 | 29 | |
| 1900 | — | #534 | 20 | |
| 1899 | — | #583 | 12 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #424 | 21 | |
| 1895 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #459 | 16 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #441 | 16 | |
| 1890 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1889 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1888 | — | #430 | 19 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #417 | 18 | |
| 1885 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #487 | 13 | |
| 1880 | — | #425 | 17 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Davis was already there! It came in at #425, and was given to 17 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1902, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Davis is popular in 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#185 · 1 in 984
- Utah#188 · 1 in 911
- Virginia#198 · 1 in 1,245
- Alabama#204 · 1 in 1,171
- South Carolina#207 · 1 in 1,121
Best ever in a state: #120 in North Carolina, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #185 | 51 | 1 in 984 |
| Utah | #188 | 21 | 1 in 911 |
| Virginia | #198 | 31 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Alabama | #204 | 21 | 1 in 1,171 |
| South Carolina | #207 | 18 | 1 in 1,121 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 37 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Kentucky | #222 | 15 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Tennessee | #225 | 25 | 1 in 1,387 |
| Minnesota | #262 | 14 | 1 in 2,060 |
| Oregon | #266 | 13 | 1 in 1,488 |
| Washington | #282 | 21 | 1 in 1,606 |
| Idaho | #285 | 5 | 1 in 1,495 |
| Colorado | #289 | 15 | 1 in 1,667 |
| Massachusetts | #301 | 13 | 1 in 2,791 |
| Arizona | #331 | 16 | 1 in 2,147 |
| Connecticut | #340 | 6 | 1 in 3,077 |
| Missouri | #343 | 12 | 1 in 2,867 |
| Wisconsin | #351 | 10 | 1 in 2,874 |
| Iowa | #376 | 5 | 1 in 3,251 |
| Indiana | #378 | 11 | 1 in 3,391 |
| Arkansas | #381 | 6 | 1 in 2,443 |
| Mississippi | #385 | 7 | 1 in 2,138 |
| California | #392 | 74 | 1 in 3,319 |
| Texas | #408 | 53 | 1 in 2,964 |
| Florida | #413 | 30 | 1 in 2,863 |
| Kansas | #422 | 5 | 1 in 3,093 |
| Maryland | #433 | 8 | 1 in 3,513 |
| Oklahoma | #438 | 6 | 1 in 3,351 |
| Pennsylvania | #472 | 13 | 1 in 5,076 |
| Ohio | #552 | 11 | 1 in 6,364 |
| Louisiana | #554 | 7 | 1 in 3,839 |
| Michigan | #599 | 9 | 1 in 6,589 |
| New Jersey | #717 | 6 | 1 in 8,015 |
| New York | #728 | 15 | 1 in 7,660 |
| Illinois | #759 | 9 | 1 in 8,850 |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Davis
- 24 spots since 2024 (#644 → #668)
- 115 spots since 2020 (#553 → #668)
- 194 spots since 2015 (#474 → #668)
- Biggest jump: 432 spots in 1903 (#862 → #430)
- Biggest drop: 528 spots in 1902 (#334 → #862)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1901 at #334 (29 births)
- Births halved by 1902, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,651 boys born in 2001 were named Davis (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,176 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #334 in 1901, was only 1 in 3,671 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.2% of all boys named Davis (7,136) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 152 | #388 (1885) | #483 |
| 1890s | 156 | #405 (1890) | #511 |
| 1900s | 215 | #334 (1901) | #519 |
| 1910s | 868 | #430 (1910) | #535 |
| 1920s | 1,347 | #465 (1924) | #530 |
| 1930s | 1,134 | #510 (1936) | #547 |
| 1940s | 1,304 | #523 (1948) | #553 |
| 1950s | 1,371 | #577 (1951) | #626 |
| 1960s | 1,151 | #668 (1961) | #713 |
| 1970s | 1,113 | #714 (1970) | #787 |
| 1980s | 2,041 | #559 (1988) | #635 |
| 1990s | 5,122 | #371 (1999) | #452 |
| 2000s | 7,136 | #362 (2001) | #391 |
| 2010s | 6,210 | #416 (2012) | #466 |
| 2020s | 2,756 | #553 (2020) | #611 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Davis in 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 116,047 of them was named Davis, which outranked 61.9% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,868Yanelly16
- #5,868Zofia16
- #5,868Zoria16
- #6,163Davis15
- #6,163Abigayl15
- #6,163Adam15
- #6,163Adriannah15
- #6,483Aarika14
- #6,483Abbygayle14
- #6,483Adalia14
Tied with 319 names at #6,163; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 2,923 of them was named Davis, which outranked 96.5% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).