Davis
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About Davis
Davis is a fresh way to say David. Some sources define it as "son of David," but we see it as a surname spin on the original. While David is an everyman name, Davis has some creative edge -- and still gets you to the classic guy nickname Dave.
Davis can be a good way to name a boy after grandpa David; Davies, Davison or Davidson will also do the trick.
In the TV show One Tree Hill, the Sophie Bush character gives one of her twins her maiden name of Davis. Davis Guggenheim is an Oscar-winning director and documentarian, married to Elisabeth Shue.
Pronounced DAY-vis.
As of October 2026, Davis ranked #668 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #338 in 1901.
Editor's take: The name Davis is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #447 | 666 | 346.7 |
| 2015 | #475 | 629 | 328.2 |
| 2016 | #490 | 620 | 326.7 |
| 2017 | #492 | 587 | 317.1 |
| 2018 | #507 | 561 | 308.9 |
| 2019 | #538 | 529 | 294.8 |
| 2020 | #553 | 511 | 296 |
| 2021 | #558 | 507 | 289.8 |
| 2022 | #632 | 441 | 252.6 |
| 2023 | #613 | 456 | 266.6 |
| 2024 | #645 | 429 | 249 |
| 2025 | #668 | 409 | 239.5 |
World rankings
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Davis on lists
Famous Daviss
- Davis Webb
American NFL player
- Davis Anthony Drewiske
American hockey player
- Davis Milton Love III
American pro golfer
- (Philip) Davis Guggenheim
American film director
- Dāvis Bertāns
Latvian basketball player
- Davis Richard Cleveland
American actor
- Davis Gaines
American actor and singer
- Davis Phinney
American road cyclist
- Davis Heppenstall aka Naomi Smalls
American drag queen of "Rupaul's Drag Race"
- Caleb Davis Bradham
American inventor of Pepsi,Cola
- Davis Nolan Gannt (b.2018)
son of actress Brianne Davis and actor Mark Gannt
Davis in pop culture
- Davis Motomiya
character in anime "Digimon Adventure 02"
- Davis
character in TV's "Tru Calling" played by Zach Galifianakis
- Davis Baker
son of Brooke Davis on TV's "One Tree Hill"
- Davis Quinton
character on TV's "Corner Gas"
- Davis Bloome
character on TV's "Smallville"
- Davis Cup
tennis team tournament
- Davis Pell
character in TV movie ''Liar, Liar, Vampire''
- Davis Bauer
character in the book "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult.