Davis

#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · #668 for boys in 2025, 409 births
Given to boys 96.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1901 · 29 births
Debut · boys
17 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
32,076
since 1880

Davis over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Davis has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202019peak #334, 1901boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,09925#668409
2024#6,16719#644432
2023#5,39023#614456
2022#4,04136#632441
2021#6,17419#557507
2020#4,07834#553511
2019#5,30624#538529
2018#4,45831#507561
2017#4,22034#492587
2016#4,99027#490620
2015#5,45824#474629
2014#5,62523#447666
2013#6,46219#443648
2012#4,60131#416685
2011#7,78315#435628
2010#7,21717#420657
2009#8,88813#427665
2008#7,74216#408725
2007#7,39417#395756
2006#6,84018#404732
2005#6,52818#394730
2004#4,94926#374743
2003#6,05519#370704
2002#6,12918#390667
2001#6,32217#362733
2000#4,52726#381681
1999#5,89617#371704
1998#7,53212#375677
1997#6,16315#376645
1996#4,73921#409567
1995#10,5147#409560
1994#7,09712#424542
1993#7,03812#460457
1992#8,06510#512392
1991#7,98710#590297
1990#7,30311#597281
1989#8,7618#570290
1988#7,6919#559272
1987#11,3255#574250
1986#9,5456#575240
1985—#651181
1984—#647178
1983—#682157
1982—#665172
1981#10,4115#682161
1980#9,0956#741140
1979—#747134
1978—#760123
1977#9,6525#805113
1976—#776114
1975#7,9846#831100
1974—#86785
1973#6,6667#79699
1972—#82295
1971—#755118
1970—#714132
1969—#78297
1968#7,0165#74699
1967#6,0426#692115
1966—#713108
1965—#688117
1964—#742107
1963#6,5925#698123
1962—#725112
1961—#668138
1960—#672135
1959—#653138
1958#6,1035#654138
1957#5,3776#689123
1956—#648137
1955—#599151
1954—#614144
1953—#631128
1952#5,5635#586142
1951—#577144
1950#5,3015#610126
1949#3,39310#535154
1948—#523160
1947—#556147
1946—#529146
1945—#533125
1944#4,0546#63394
1943—#550130
1942#3,4448#556122
1941#3,0309#571108
1940—#541118
1939—#536114
1938—#527122
1937—#536117
1936—#510122
1935#3,1568#566104
1934—#545117
1933#3,1098#59196
1932#4,4115#556113
1931#4,3315#529120
1930#2,84510#572109
1929#2,92110#564110
1928#2,76811#518135
1927#2,09518#508142
1926#1,88321#552122
1925#2,28316#516140
1924#2,51414#465174
1923#3,6418#554125
1922#2,78012#526140
1921#3,4009#521142
1920#3,9577#576117
1919—#486150
1918—#519133
1917#3,0929#549114
1916#3,5527#534115
1915#2,9009#550104
1914#2,6388#55580
1913—#59754
1912—#59247
1911—#53331
1910—#43040
1909—#61519
1908—#56620
1907—#55919
1906—#36333
1905—#49121
1904—#43124
1903—#43022
1902—#8628
1901—#33429
1900—#53420
1899—#58312
1898—#57314
1897—#65211
1896—#42421
1895—#55614
1894—#59412
1893—#45916
1892—#42220
1891—#44116
1890—#40520
1889—#38821
1888—#43019
1887—#51612
1886—#41718
1885—#38821
1884—#57011
1883—#55611
1882—#6529
1881—#48713
1880—#42517
First appearance
1880

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 2019

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedNHWashington: #767 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,867 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #594 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,272 boysMNIllinois: #945 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,189 boysILWisconsin: #463 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,280 boysWIMichigan: #869 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,290 boysMINew York: #995 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,796 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedRIOregon: #308 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,267 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedSDIowa: #488 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,397 boysIAIndiana: #496 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,593 boysINOhio: #800 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,657 boysOHPennsylvania: #1,074 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,310 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #732 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 5,804 boysCAUtah: #273 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,075 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #592 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,307 boysMOKentucky: #451 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,276 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #396 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,079 boysVAMaryland: #779 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,211 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedDEArizona: #884 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,688 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedNMKansas: #437 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,019 boysKSArkansas: #356 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,478 boysARTennessee: #347 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,600 boysTNNorth Carolina: #243 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,023 boysNCSouth Carolina: #269 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,146 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #677 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,692 boysOKLouisiana: #375 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,614 boysLAMississippi: #304 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,279 boysMSAlabama: #218 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 839 boysALGeorgia: #256 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,105 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Davis, so not publishedHITexas: #536 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 3,173 boysTXFlorida: #524 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,159 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#218 · 1 in 839
  2. North Carolina#243 · 1 in 1,023
  3. Georgia#256 · 1 in 1,105
  4. South Carolina#269 · 1 in 1,146
  5. Utah#273 · 1 in 1,075

Best ever in a state: #120 in North Carolina, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#218271 in 839
North Carolina#243491 in 1,023
Georgia#256471 in 1,105
South Carolina#269181 in 1,146
Utah#273181 in 1,075
Mississippi#304101 in 1,279
Oregon#308131 in 1,267
Tennessee#347221 in 1,600
Arkansas#35691 in 1,478
Louisiana#375141 in 1,614
Virginia#396191 in 2,079
Kansas#43771 in 2,019
Kentucky#45191 in 2,276
Wisconsin#463111 in 2,280
Iowa#48861 in 2,397
Indiana#496131 in 2,593
Florida#524301 in 3,159
Texas#536551 in 3,173
Missouri#59291 in 3,307
Minnesota#59481 in 3,272
Oklahoma#67751 in 3,692
California#732351 in 5,804
Washington#76771 in 4,867
Maryland#77951 in 5,211
Ohio#800101 in 5,657
Michigan#86971 in 6,290
Arizona#88451 in 6,688
Illinois#94581 in 7,189
New York#995121 in 7,796
Pennsylvania#1,07461 in 9,310
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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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1901 at #334 (29 births)
  • Births halved by 1902, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,651
  • 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
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 22.2% of all boys named Davis (7,136) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s152#388 (1885)#483
1890s156#405 (1890)#511
1900s215#334 (1901)#519
1910s868#430 (1910)#535
1920s1,347#465 (1924)#530
1930s1,134#510 (1936)#547
1940s1,304#523 (1948)#553
1950s1,371#577 (1951)#626
1960s1,151#668 (1961)#713
1970s1,113#714 (1970)#787
1980s2,041#559 (1988)#635
1990s5,122#371 (1999)#452
2000s7,136#362 (2001)#391
2010s6,210#416 (2012)#466
2020s2,756#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 2019

girls
#5,306
24 births · 1 in 69,932 girls
boys
#538
529 births · 1 in 3,392 boys

Top girls' names in 2019

  1. #1Olivia18,577
  2. #2Emma17,226
  3. #3Ava14,549
  4. #4Sophia13,821
  5. #5Isabella13,407
  6. #6Charlotte13,239
  7. #7Amelia12,944
  8. #8Mia12,508
  9. #9Harper10,497
  10. #10Evelyn10,443
  11. #5,306Davis24

Top boys' names in 2019

  1. #1Liam20,631
  2. #2Noah19,178
  3. #3Oliver13,967
  4. #4William13,658
  5. #5Elijah13,436
  6. #6James13,198
  7. #7Benjamin13,044
  8. #8Lucas12,483
  9. #9Mason11,484
  10. #10Alexander11,327
  11. #538Davis529
More about 2019

girls

1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 69,932 of them was named Davis, which outranked 70.6% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Davis
  1. #5,163Zehra25
  2. #5,163Zuriel25
  3. #5,163Zyon25
  4. #5,306Davis24
  5. #5,306Aalani24
  6. #5,306Adalin24
  7. #5,306Adeya24
  8. #5,449Aamiyah23
  9. #5,449Ainoha23
  10. #5,449Aleenah23

Tied with 142 names at #5,306; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,081Amoura#2,059 → #978
  2. ↑ 553Theodora#1,406 → #853
  3. ↑ 456Navy#1,269 → #813
  4. ↑ 415Emani#1,371 → #956
  5. ↑ 403Yaritza#1,216 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 451Emmarie#990 → #1,441
  2. ↓ 368Saniyah#934 → #1,302
  3. ↓ 252Tatiana#692 → #944
  4. ↓ 229Zhavia#879 → #1,108
  5. ↓ 219Jayden#979 → #1,198

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 3,392 of them was named Davis, which outranked 96.2% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Davis
  1. #535Lawrence530
  2. #535Rowen530
  3. #535Ryland530
  4. #538Davis529
  5. #539Zain526
  6. #540Ermias523
  7. #541Duke522
Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,830Sekani#6,703 → #873
  2. ↑ 5,230Ermias#5,770 → #540
  3. ↑ 654Amias#1,478 → #824
  4. ↑ 623Kyro#1,343 → #720
  5. ↑ 512Aziel#1,465 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 376Jaxtyn#776 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 252Brysen#860 → #1,112
  3. ↓ 220Coen#814 → #1,034
  4. ↓ 219Chad#899 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 219Imran#933 → #1,152

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2019 →