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By Linda Rosenkrantz · Aug 2026

Davidson

OriginEnglish
Meaning"David's son"
GenderBoy

About Davidson

Variation of Davies

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,3883216.7
2015#3,4463216.7
2016#3,5423116.3
2017#3,0783820.5
2018#4,7842011
2019#3,7372916.2
2020—00
2021#4,2702413.7
2022#3,4773318.9
2023#3,9102816.4
2024—00
2025#3,9722715.8
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Davidsons

  • Davidson Ezinwa

    Nigerian Olympic sprinter

  • Tommy Davidson

    American actor

  • John Hamilton Davidson Sr.

    American singer, actor, and game show host

Davidson in pop culture

  • Davidson College

    school in North Carolina, USA

  • Dr. Ben Davidson

    character on TV soap "One Life to Live"

  • PC Andy Davidson

    character on British TV's "Torchwood"

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