Davis

Surname derived from David, Hebrew

"beloved"

Davis Origin and Meaning

The name Davis is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved".

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.

Davis Rank in US Top 1000

# 616 in the US

Davis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 788 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Davis

• 616 US 2023
• 788 Nameberry 2025
• 535 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Davis

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Davis.

• Wilson
• Prescott
• Marshall
• Ross
• Anderson
• Watson
• Henson
• Alanah
• Russell
• Lee
• Finlie
• Nelson
• Warner
• Warren
• Pierce
• Deacon
• Abree
• Harris
• Gabe
• Wes

Famous People Named Davis

• 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

The name 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.