Davison
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning son of David; beloved.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Davison by the numbers
Davison was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from David
Like Davison, each of these traces back to David: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Daxtonson of David; a modern patronymic form992 in the US (2017)
- Davinabeloved; feminine form of David313 in the US (2017)
- Dawsynson of David; invented respelling of Dawson201 in the US (2017)
- Devontebeloved; a form of David, respelled with -onte suffix135 in the US (2017)
- Daxonson of David; modern patronymic respelling of Daxson132 in the US (2017)
- Dovidbeloved; variant spelling of David108 in the US (2017)
- Dawudbeloved; form of David106 in England and Wales (2025)
- Davia form of David; beloved18 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Davison. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Davionbeloved; a form of david244 in the US (2017)
- Davidsonson of David, son of the beloved38 in the US (2017)
- Dawsonson of David2,068 in the US (2017)
- Davisson of david or beloved616 in the US (2017)
- Davianbeloved; a form of David221 in the US (2017)
- Davonbeloved; a modern form of David164 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean love
Like Davison, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Davison
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