# Davis (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/davis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪ.vɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 33,114 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 32,076 / 1,038 (3% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 253, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | 7,894 |
| 2012 | 31 | 4,632 |
| 2013 | 19 | 6,535 |
| 2014 | 23 | 5,665 |
| 2015 | 24 | 5,513 |
| 2016 | 27 | 5,033 |
| 2017 | 34 | 4,240 |
| 2018 | 31 | 4,482 |
| 2019 | 24 | 5,345 |
| 2020 | 34 | 4,100 |
| 2021 | 19 | 6,232 |
| 2022 | 36 | 4,059 |
| 2023 | 23 | 5,428 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6,227 |
| 2025 | 25 | 5,130 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 628 | 435 |
| 2012 | 685 | 416 |
| 2013 | 648 | 444 |
| 2014 | 666 | 447 |
| 2015 | 629 | 475 |
| 2016 | 620 | 490 |
| 2017 | 587 | 492 |
| 2018 | 561 | 507 |
| 2019 | 529 | 538 |
| 2020 | 511 | 554 |
| 2021 | 507 | 558 |
| 2022 | 441 | 632 |
| 2023 | 456 | 614 |
| 2024 | 432 | 644 |
| 2025 | 409 | 668 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 2,390 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1,962 |
| 2013 | 15 | 1,539 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,079 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2,707 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2,175 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,512 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,259 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3,411 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,048 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,007 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2,921 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Davis

- George Davis Snell, American geneticist
- Davis Cleveland, American actor
- Francis Davis Millet, American painter, sculptor, and writer who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic (1848-19
- Davis Guggenheim, American filmmaker
- John Davis Lodge, American politician (1903–1985)
- Davis Love III, American professional golfer
- Davis Tarwater, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion
- Davis Mills, American football player (born 1998)
- Davis Hanson Waite, American politician (1825-1901)
- Jack Griffo, American actor (born 1996)
- Jason Roberts, English association football player
- Dave Bartholomew, American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer (1918–2019)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.