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Davis

As a boy's name, Davis traces back to English, where it is understood to mean "English patronymic". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

EnglishEnglish patronymic
Etymology"Son of David"
Births by decade
1900s
215
1910s
901
1920s
1,473
1930s
1,170
1940s
1,337
1950s
1,396
1960s
1,172
1970s
1,127
1980s
2,078
1990s
5,246
2000s
7,323
2010s
5,300
Peaked in the 2000s · 28,738 total U.S. births since 1900