Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Davis name popularity since 1925
30,942 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Davis (3.1% girls, 96.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Davis is about 25 years old in 2026. Davis peaked in 2001 as the #363 name for boys, and it ranked #668 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 30,942
- Named Davis, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #668
- for boys in 2025 (409 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.9% boys
- 955 girls · 29,987 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 3.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Davis made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Davis births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Davis peaked in 2001.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Davis became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 7,310 baby boys to 1 in 3,400.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Davis's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Davis.
Decade by decade
Babies named Davis in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 76 | 649 | – |
| 1930s | 36 | 1,134 | #567 |
| 1940s | 33 | 1,304 | #535 |
| 1950s | 21 | 1,371 | #601 |
| 1960s | 16 | 1,151 | #688 |
| 1970s | 18 | 1,113 | #833 |
| 1980s | 39 | 2,041 | #651 |
| 1990s | 127 | 5,122 | #409 |
| 2000s | 188 | 7,136 | #394 |
| 2010s | 245 | 6,210 | #475 |
| 2020–25 | 156 | 2,756 | #668 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.9% of babies named Davis from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Davis is most popular
The index compares Davis's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Davis.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3.02× | 2,165 |
| Utah | 2.88× | 636 |
| North Carolina | 2.85× | 2,097 |
| South Carolina | 2.56× | 932 |
| Mississippi | 2.43× | 764 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Davis's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Davis.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Davis (2001).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data