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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Carolina#155 · 1 in 690
- Alabama#174 · 1 in 779
- South Carolina#216 · 1 in 1,033
- Georgia#253 · 1 in 1,341
- Nebraska#277 · 1 in 1,153
Best ever in a state: #120 in North Carolina, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | #155 | 78 | 1 in 690 |
| Alabama | #174 | 31 | 1 in 779 |
| South Carolina | #216 | 21 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Georgia | #253 | 44 | 1 in 1,341 |
| Nebraska | #277 | 9 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Utah | #277 | 19 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Minnesota | #301 | 19 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Mississippi | #305 | 10 | 1 in 1,490 |
| Tennessee | #327 | 20 | 1 in 1,816 |
| Massachusetts | #356 | 13 | 1 in 2,389 |
| Virginia | #360 | 19 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Kentucky | #364 | 10 | 1 in 2,343 |
| Louisiana | #393 | 13 | 1 in 1,926 |
| Oklahoma | #395 | 11 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Indiana | #404 | 15 | 1 in 2,492 |
| New Mexico | #409 | 5 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Washington | #417 | 16 | 1 in 2,310 |
| Arkansas | #420 | 7 | 1 in 2,146 |
| Arizona | #431 | 15 | 1 in 2,662 |
| Oregon | #434 | 8 | 1 in 2,415 |
| Connecticut | #457 | 5 | 1 in 3,059 |
| Ohio | #465 | 19 | 1 in 3,298 |
| Texas | #473 | 56 | 1 in 3,330 |
| Missouri | #478 | 11 | 1 in 3,042 |
| Wisconsin | #516 | 8 | 1 in 3,588 |
| Florida | #519 | 28 | 1 in 3,403 |
| Colorado | #524 | 9 | 1 in 3,194 |
| California | #537 | 56 | 1 in 4,324 |
| Michigan | #550 | 13 | 1 in 3,797 |
| Maryland | #578 | 7 | 1 in 4,108 |
| Illinois | #637 | 16 | 1 in 4,534 |
| Pennsylvania | #641 | 12 | 1 in 5,177 |
| New York | #1,057 | 11 | 1 in 9,792 |
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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 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 141,316 of them was named Davis, which outranked 56.0% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,454Zayleigh14
- #8,454Zerenity14
- #8,454Zyona14
- #8,888Davis13
- #8,888Aarika13
- #8,888Abbigal13
- #8,888Abrey13
- #9,379Aaleigha12
- #9,379Aaminah12
- #9,379Aamna12
Tied with 490 names at #8,888; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 2,983 of them was named Davis, which outranked 97.1% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).