Recorded 1919–2025 Boys' name Peak 1919 47 births

Davies — boys' name

47 babies named Davies in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s61940s111950s52000s62010s52020s7

The verdict

47 boys have been named Davies since 1919, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2025.

47
total births
1919–2025
years on record
1940s
peak decade
23%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Davies was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

7 babies were named Davies in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davies

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Davies between 1919 and 2025, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Davies currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davies performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Davies shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davies in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 47 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Davies at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

47

Since 1919

107 years of records

Peak year

1919

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1919

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2025

Davies popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1919

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Davies by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 23% of Davies's all-time total
1910s71920s61940s111950s52000s62010s52020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davies?
47 babies have been named Davies since 1919. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 1919 with 7 births.
When was Davies most popular?
Davies was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Davies been used?
Davies has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 107 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Davies?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Dave, Davis, Davon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.