Davis
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Davis
Davis may seem an unlikely choice for a girl, but over 50 baby girls received the name in the US last year, perhaps in honor of an ancestral David. Viola Davis is a notable female namesake.
Davis for boys#668 US
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 #5130 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1889 in 1926.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #447 | 666 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #475 | 629 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #490 | 620 |
| 2017 | #4,235 | 34 | #492 | 587 |
| 2018 | #4,482 | 31 | #507 | 561 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #538 | 529 |
| 2020 | #4,099 | 34 | #553 | 511 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #558 | 507 |
| 2022 | #4,056 | 36 | #632 | 441 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #613 | 456 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #645 | 429 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #668 | 409 |
World rankings
Davis for boys
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- Davis WebbBoy
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American pro golfer
- (Philip) Davis GuggenheimBoy
American film director
- Dāvis BertānsBoy
Latvian basketball player
- Davis Richard ClevelandBoy
American actor
- Davis GainesBoy
American actor and singer
- Davis PhinneyBoy
American road cyclist
- Davis Heppenstall aka Naomi SmallsBoy
American drag queen of "Rupaul's Drag Race"
- Caleb Davis BradhamBoy
American inventor of Pepsi,Cola
- Davis Nolan Gannt (b.2018)Boy
son of actress Brianne Davis and actor Mark Gannt
Davis in pop culture
- Davis MotomiyaBoy
character in anime "Digimon Adventure 02"
- DavisBoy
character in TV's "Tru Calling" played by Zach Galifianakis
- Davis BakerBoy
son of Brooke Davis on TV's "One Tree Hill"
- Davis QuintonBoy
character on TV's "Corner Gas"
- Davis BloomeBoy
character on TV's "Smallville"
- Davis CupBoy
tennis team tournament
- Davis PellBoy
character in TV movie ''Liar, Liar, Vampire''
- Davis BauerBoy
character in the book "Small Great Things" by Jodi Picoult.