Davis Boy
How popular is Davis?
#668 boy name in 2025
409 baby boys were named Davis in the US in 2025, making it the 668th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
27,431living people named Davis (est.)
23median age of people named Davis
33,114babies named Davis since 1880
1 in 7,639US babies born in 2025
Davis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #668 for boys (▼ 24 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 409 boys, 25 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #474 in 2015, #553 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (756 boys) |
| Highest rank | #334 in 1901 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Davis is most popular
Babies named Davis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Mississippi: 0.8 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Alabama: 0.8 per 1,000 (87 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.8 per 1,000 (195 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.8 per 1,000 (78 boys)
- Georgia: 0.6 per 1,000 (164 boys)
Davis by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 152 | #388 |
| 1890s | 156 | #405 |
| 1900s | 215 | #334 |
| 1910s | 868 | #430 |
| 1920s | 1,347 | #465 |
| 1930s | 1,134 | #510 |
| 1940s | 1,304 | #522 |
| 1950s | 1,371 | #576 |
| 1960s | 1,151 | #667 |
| 1970s | 1,113 | #714 |
| 1980s | 2,041 | #559 |
| 1990s | 5,122 | #371 |
| 2000s | 7,136 | #362 |
| 2010s | 6,210 | #416 |
| 2020s | 2,756 | #553 |
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Questions
- Is Davis a boy or girl name?
- Davis is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Davis were boys.
- How popular is the name Davis?
- 409 baby boys were named Davis in the US in 2025, making it the 668th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
- When was Davis most popular?
- Davis peaked in 2007, when 756 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #334 in 1901.
- How many people are named Davis?
- 33,114 babies have been named Davis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 27,431 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Davis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Davis was most common in Mississippi, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.