Davis

Boy name

Davis has been given to 33,114 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #668 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈdeɪ.vɪs/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

33,114

Peak year

2007 (773 babies)

Rank in 2025

#668 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -34%

Gender split

3% girls / 97% boys

Davis Cleveland

American actor

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Davis.

33,942 babies since 1912

31,959 babies since 1957

34,307 babies since 1880

31,684 babies since 1891

31,624 babies since 1904

31,600 babies since 1921

31,397 babies since 1893

34,918 babies since 1953

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