Boys' name · since 1924
Davidson
1,144 babies named Davidson in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,974 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,144
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Davidson currently ranks #3974 among boys' names in America, with 1,144 babies recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Davidson recorded 1,144 times among boys since 1924, holding rank #3974 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #4,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,974 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,144 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davidson ranks #4,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,974 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,144 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,974 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,144
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Davidson's 1,144 recorded births place it above 89.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Davidson compares
1,144 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Davidson's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davidson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,144 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Davidson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Davidson splits its recorded history at 1996: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Davidson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Davidson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (286 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Davidson's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Davidson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
200 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
286 births
- 2020s
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 286 births (25% of all-time use).
How Davidson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Davidson's total volume
Davidson by state
Where Davidson concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 120 | 10.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
120 of 1,144 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Davidson's data
- Davidson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (286 total births) through the 2020s (145) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Davidsons (120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Davidson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Davidson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.