Davis
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of david or beloved.
How Davis has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #476 |
| 2016 | #490 |
| 2017 | #493 |
| 2018 | #507 |
| 2019 | #537 |
| 2020 | #553 |
| 2021 | #557 |
| 2022 | #631 |
| 2023 | #616 |
| 2024 | #645 |
| 2025 | #668 |
Davis by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Davis. In the US, 616 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 756 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 2,900 American boys born that year was called Davis.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Davis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean love
Like Davis, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jedidiahbeloved of the lord357 in the US (2017)
- Darwindear friend or beloved friend270 in the US (2017)
- Davionbeloved; a form of david244 in the US (2017)
- Darrelldear or beloved; from D'Arelle239 in the US (2017)
- Davianbeloved; a form of David221 in the US (2017)
- Amarelove; from Latin amarus213 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Davis
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