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Davis

boy name
Origin
English
Syllables
2
Peak era
2010s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

from the English surname Davis, "son of David" (David: Hebrew doḏ, "beloved" or "uncle")

The story

Davis is David one generation removed: the English surname means son of David, and David itself is Hebrew for beloved, or uncle, the sources honestly say both. As a first name it has been in the American records every decade since the 1890s, mostly a few hundred to a thousand boys at a time, then a modern climb to about 7,100 in the 2000s and about 6,200 in the 2010s, with about 2,800 so far this decade. Brazil knows it as a given name too, about 1,500 in the census. It reads as the surname-name done conservatively: familiar from a thousand nameplates, easy to carry into any boardroom, and secretly one of the oldest terms of endearment in the book.

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Davis across languages

One shared root links 7 names across 3 languages.

Shared root: from Hebrew Dawid, traditionally interpreted as "beloved"; the name of the shepherd king

The constellation

DavisEnglish · surname formDavidEnglishDaviPortuguese

More branches

DaveEnglish · short formDavieScottish · diminutiveDavinaScottish · feminine formDawsonEnglish · surname form

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How popular is Davis around the world?

In the United States, 2,912 babies were named Davis between 2020 and 2025.

Davis is on the official records of the United States, Canada, Montevideo, Ireland, South Australia, Austria, Brazil, Chile, England and Wales and Spain.

United States

1 in 7,500

In the United States, 2,912 babies were named Davis between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Davis peaked in the 2010s. In US birth records Davis has stayed between 1,131 and 7,324 births in every decade since the 1950s: a name everyone knows and few children get.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Canada

1 in 11,000

In Canada, 34 boys named Davis were born in 2024, the 772nd most common name among boys that year.

1991peak 20012024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Montevideo City

1 in 12,000 · 2011

In Montevideo, 2 boys named Davis were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
The count never rose above 8 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Ireland

1 in 18,000

In Ireland, 3 boys named Davis were born in 2025, the 829th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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South Australia

1 in 18,000 · 2017

In South Australia, 1 boy was registered as Davis in 2017.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Austria

1 in 76,000

In Austria, 1 boy named Davis was born in 2025, ranked 1,842nd among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Brazil

1 in 120,000

At the 2022 census, 1,536 people in Brazil were named Davis, ranked 6,151st, with a median age of 37.
Among people named Davis living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

1950speak 1980s2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 33 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Chile

1 in 180,000

In Chile, 1 boy was registered as Davis in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

1940peak 2005

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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England and Wales

1 in 200,000

In England and Wales, 3 boys named Davis were born in 2025, ranked 5,137th among boys that year.

peak 20012025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Spain

1 in 820,000

In Spain, 55 residents are named Davis, ranked 13,374th among men, with a mean age of 36.4 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Argentina

last on record 2015

Davis is not on the 2024 record for Argentina, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Mexico City City

last on record 2016

Davis is not on the 2022 record for Mexico City, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Puerto Rico

last on record 2004

Davis is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 6 babies have carried the name there since 1998.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Scotland

last on record 2021

Davis is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Not on the record in New Zealand and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.

Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Davis

Most people given the name Davis in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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