Is Davis a boy or girl name?
Davis is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 429 boys were named Davis, so 4.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.1% of the 32,676 US babies named Davis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #645
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,204
- Babies named Davis since 1880
- 32,676
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 773 babies
Boys and girls named Davis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 215 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 868 | 33 | 3.7% |
| 1920s | 1,347 | 126 | 8.6% |
| 1930s | 1,134 | 36 | 3.1% |
| 1940s | 1,304 | 33 | 2.5% |
| 1950s | 1,371 | 21 | 1.5% |
| 1960s | 1,150 | 16 | 1.4% |
| 1970s | 1,113 | 18 | 1.6% |
| 1980s | 2,042 | 39 | 1.9% |
| 1990s | 5,122 | 127 | 2.4% |
| 2000s | 7,136 | 188 | 2.6% |
| 2010s | 6,209 | 245 | 3.8% |
| 2020s | 2,344 | 131 | 5.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 429 | #645 | 19 | #6,204 |
| 2023 | 456 | #613 | 23 | #5,426 |
| 2022 | 441 | #632 | 36 | #4,056 |
| 2021 | 507 | #558 | 19 | #6,225 |
| 2020 | 511 | #553 | 34 | #4,099 |
| 2019 | 529 | #538 | 24 | #5,345 |
| 2018 | 561 | #507 | 31 | #4,482 |
| 2017 | 587 | #492 | 34 | #4,235 |
| 2016 | 620 | #490 | 27 | #5,032 |
| 2015 | 629 | #475 | 24 | #5,512 |
| 2014 | 666 | #447 | 23 | #5,664 |
| 2013 | 648 | #444 | 19 | #6,535 |
| 2012 | 684 | #416 | 31 | #4,632 |
| 2011 | 628 | #435 | 15 | #7,893 |
| 2010 | 657 | #420 | 17 | #7,294 |
| 2009 | 665 | #427 | 13 | #9,020 |
| 2008 | 725 | #408 | 16 | #7,841 |
| 2007 | 756 | #395 | 17 | #7,473 |
| 2006 | 732 | #404 | 18 | #6,934 |
| 2005 | 730 | #393 | 18 | #6,609 |
| 2004 | 743 | #374 | 26 | #4,969 |
| 2003 | 704 | #370 | 19 | #6,128 |
| 2002 | 667 | #390 | 18 | #6,207 |
| 2001 | 733 | #363 | 17 | #6,396 |
| 2000 | 681 | #381 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 1999 | 704 | #371 | 17 | #5,985 |
| 1998 | 677 | #375 | 12 | #7,662 |
| 1997 | 645 | #376 | 15 | #6,242 |
| 1996 | 567 | #409 | 21 | #4,772 |
| 1995 | 560 | #409 | 7 | #10,788 |
| 1994 | 542 | #424 | 12 | #7,222 |
| 1993 | 457 | #462 | 12 | #7,135 |
| 1992 | 392 | #512 | 10 | #8,232 |
| 1991 | 297 | #590 | 10 | #8,119 |
| 1990 | 281 | #597 | 11 | #7,431 |
| 1989 | 290 | #570 | 8 | #8,947 |
| 1988 | 272 | #559 | 9 | #7,854 |
| 1987 | 250 | #576 | 5 | #11,736 |
| 1986 | 240 | #575 | 6 | #9,834 |
| 1985 | 181 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 178 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 158 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 172 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 161 | #682 | 5 | #10,792 |
| 1980 | 140 | #743 | 6 | #9,353 |
| 1979 | 134 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 123 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 113 | #806 | 5 | #9,956 |
| 1976 | 114 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 100 | #832 | 6 | #8,223 |
| 1974 | 85 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 99 | #797 | 7 | #6,815 |
| 1972 | 95 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 118 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 132 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 97 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 99 | #747 | 5 | #7,234 |
| 1967 | 115 | #693 | 6 | #6,187 |
| 1966 | 108 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 117 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 107 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 123 | #698 | 5 | #6,809 |
| 1962 | 112 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 138 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 134 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 138 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 138 | #654 | 5 | #6,294 |
| 1957 | 123 | #689 | 6 | #5,535 |
| 1956 | 137 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 151 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 144 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 128 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 142 | #586 | 5 | #5,741 |
| 1951 | 144 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 126 | #611 | 5 | #5,471 |
| 1949 | 154 | #535 | 10 | #3,433 |
| 1948 | 160 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 147 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 145 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 126 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 94 | #635 | 6 | #4,169 |
| 1943 | 130 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 122 | #556 | 8 | #3,505 |
| 1941 | 108 | #572 | 9 | #3,065 |
| 1940 | 118 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 114 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 122 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 117 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 122 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 104 | #567 | 8 | #3,216 |
| 1934 | 117 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 96 | #592 | 8 | #3,175 |
| 1932 | 113 | #556 | 5 | #4,555 |
| 1931 | 120 | #529 | 5 | #4,466 |
| 1930 | 109 | #572 | 10 | #2,893 |
| 1929 | 110 | #565 | 10 | #2,967 |
| 1928 | 135 | #520 | 11 | #2,813 |
| 1927 | 142 | #508 | 18 | #2,113 |
| 1926 | 122 | #553 | 21 | #1,889 |
| 1925 | 140 | #516 | 16 | #2,306 |
| 1924 | 174 | #467 | 14 | #2,554 |
| 1923 | 125 | #554 | 8 | #3,716 |
| 1922 | 140 | #527 | 12 | #2,820 |
| 1921 | 142 | #521 | 9 | #3,467 |
| 1920 | 117 | #577 | 7 | #4,057 |
| 1919 | 150 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 133 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 114 | #549 | 9 | #3,150 |
| 1916 | 115 | #535 | 7 | #3,629 |
| 1915 | 104 | #550 | 9 | #2,948 |
| 1914 | 80 | #556 | 8 | #2,695 |
| 1913 | 54 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 47 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 31 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 40 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 19 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 20 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 33 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 21 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 24 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 22 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 29 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 20 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 12 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 14 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 21 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 14 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 16 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 16 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 20 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 21 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 19 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 12 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 18 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 21 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 13 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 17 | #431 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Davis reached #338 in 1901. As a girl name, it reached #1,889 in 1926. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Davis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.