Davis vs Dave

Side-by-side comparison of Davis and Dave - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Davis

Boy name · Rank #645

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Name B

Dave

Boy name · Rank #2012

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Metric Davis Dave
Current Rank #645 #2012
Total Births (all years) 32,076 64,378
Peak Year 2007 1959
Peak Year Births 756 3,308
Peak Decade 2000s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Davis Dave
1880s 152 1,339
1890s 156 1,281
1900s 215 1,133
1910s 868 2,716
1920s 1,347 3,432
1930s 1,134 4,818
1940s 1,304 11,740
1950s 1,371 14,837
1960s 1,151 15,774
1970s 1,113 2,589
1980s 2,041 1,517
1990s 5,122 1,106
2000s 7,136 987
2010s 6,210 717
2020s 2,756 392

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Davis Dave
2014 666 77
2015 629 64
2016 620 55
2017 587 81
2018 561 76
2019 529 67
2020 511 72
2021 507 64
2022 441 60
2023 456 65
2024 432 76
2025 409 55

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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