Boys' name · since 1880
Davis
Davis has 32,076 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #668 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,076
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Davis currently ranks #668 among boys' names in America, with 32,076 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Davis recorded 32,076 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #668 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #656 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #668 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32,076 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davis ranks #656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #668 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32,076 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #656 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #668 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,076
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Davis's 32,076 recorded births place it above 98.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Davis compares
32,076 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Davis's all-time total is 87x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,076 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 756 | 34 | 22,252 |
Davis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Davis's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1902, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 756, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Davis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 756
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Davis popularity over time - girls
1,038 total births recorded since 1914 (Davis as girls' name)
Davis by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7,136 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Davis's strongest decade.
7,136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Davis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 152
1880s
152 births
- 1890s 156
1890s
156 births
- 1900s 215
1900s
215 births
- 1910s 868
1910s
868 births
- 1920s 1,347
1920s
1,347 births
- 1930s 1,134
1930s
1,134 births
- 1940s 1,304
1940s
1,304 births
- 1950s 1,371
1950s
1,371 births
- 1960s 1,151
1960s
1,151 births
- 1970s 1,113
1970s
1,113 births
- 1980s 2,041
1980s
2,041 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,122 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,136 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,210 births
- 2020s 2,756
2020s
2,756 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7,136 births (22% of all-time use).
How Davis 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 Davis's total volume
Davis by state
Where Davis concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,857 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 2,525 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 2,274 | 7.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 2,170 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 1,160 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 1,108 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 1,097 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 1,070 | 3.3% |
2,857 of 32,076 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Davis appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Davis's data
- Davis's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (7,136 total births) through the 2020s (2,756) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Daviss (2,857 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Davis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Davis 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.