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Davis Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Davis?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Davis, ranked the 507th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Davis has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #338 was reached in 1901.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2007 with 756 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Davis in any given year was 8 in 1902.

Approximately during the years 1893-1896, 1897-1901, 1902-1906, 1909-1919, 1920-1924, 1977-1981, 1983-1987, and 1989-1994 the name Davis took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

For a number of years, the name Davis has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Davis has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Davis?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Davis still has a solid footing but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Davis (Girl)Davis (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 31 4,456 558 507
2017 34 4,226 584 492
2016 27 5,024 619 490
2015 24 5,499 627 475
2014 23 5,656 666 446
2013 19 6,521 648 443
2012 31 4,623 684 416
2011 15 7,887 628 435
2010 17 7,288 657 420
2009 13 9,012 665 427
2008 16 7,834 724 409
2007 17 7,467 756 394
2006 18 6,928 732 404
2005 18 6,607 730 392
2004 26 4,967 743 374
2003 19 6,124 704 370
2002 18 6,205 667 390
2001 17 6,391 733 363
2000 26 4,559 681 381
1999 17 5,981 704 371
1998 12 7,660 676 375
1997 15 6,239 645 375
1996 21 4,772 567 409
1995 7 10,789 560 409
1994 12 7,222 541 424
1993 12 7,136 457 461
1992 10 8,231 392 512
1991 10 8,117 297 590
1990 11 7,427 280 598
1989 8 8,945 290 571
1988 9 7,850 272 559
1987 5 11,729 250 575
1986 6 9,830 240 575
1985 < 5 -- 181 651
1984 < 5 -- 178 646
1983 < 5 -- 158 679
1982 < 5 -- 171 668
1981 5 10,786 160 685
1980 6 9,346 139 745
1979 < 5 -- 132 754
1978 < 5 -- 124 758
1977 5 9,955 113 806
1976 < 5 -- 112 782
1975 6 8,219 99 836
1974 < 5 -- 85 870
1973 7 6,815 99 796
1972 < 5 -- 95 822
1971 < 5 -- 118 757
1970 < 5 -- 132 714
1969 < 5 -- 97 784
1968 5 7,233 99 748
1967 6 6,183 115 694
1966 < 5 -- 108 713
1965 < 5 -- 117 688
1964 < 5 -- 107 743
1963 5 6,809 123 700
1962 < 5 -- 112 725
1961 < 5 -- 138 665
1960 5 6,563 134 676
1959 < 5 -- 138 655
1958 5 6,293 138 653
1957 6 5,533 123 689
1956 < 5 -- 137 648
1955 < 5 -- 151 602
1954 < 5 -- 145 613
1953 < 5 -- 128 632
1952 5 5,742 142 587
1951 < 5 -- 144 579
1950 5 5,470 127 608
1949 10 3,432 154 535
1948 < 5 -- 160 523
1947 < 5 -- 147 556
1946 < 5 -- 145 534
1945 < 5 -- 126 533
1944 6 4,171 94 635
1943 < 5 -- 130 554
1942 8 3,505 122 557
1941 9 3,065 108 573
1940 < 5 -- 118 540
1939 < 5 -- 114 536
1938 < 5 -- 122 527
1937 < 5 -- 117 538
1936 < 5 -- 122 510
1935 8 3,216 104 567
1934 < 5 -- 117 547
1933 8 3,175 96 592
1932 5 4,556 113 556
1931 5 4,467 120 530
1930 10 2,894 109 572
1929 10 2,967 110 565
1928 11 2,811 135 520
1927 18 2,113 142 508
1926 21 1,889 122 553
1925 16 2,306 140 516
1924 14 2,554 174 467
1923 8 3,716 125 554
1922 12 2,820 140 527
1921 9 3,467 142 521
1920 7 4,057 117 577
1919 < 5 -- 150 486
1918 < 5 -- 133 521
1917 9 3,150 114 549
1916 7 3,629 115 535
1915 9 2,948 104 550
1914 8 2,695 80 556
1913 < 5 -- 54 599
1912 < 5 -- 47 594
1911 < 5 -- 31 534
1910 < 5 -- 40 434
1909 < 5 -- 19 622
1908 < 5 -- 20 567
1907 < 5 -- 19 564
1906 < 5 -- 33 366
1905 < 5 -- 21 495
1904 < 5 -- 24 435
1903 < 5 -- 22 434
1902 < 5 -- 8 876
1901 < 5 -- 29 338
1900 < 5 -- 20 536
1899 < 5 -- 12 587
1898 < 5 -- 14 583
1897 < 5 -- 11 658
1896 < 5 -- 21 427
1895 < 5 -- 14 561
1894 < 5 -- 12 601
1893 < 5 -- 16 465
1892 < 5 -- 20 427
1891 < 5 -- 16 446
1890 < 5 -- 20 408
1889 < 5 -- 21 389
1888 < 5 -- 19 432
1887 < 5 -- 12 524
1886 < 5 -- 18 419
1885 < 5 -- 21 388
1884 < 5 -- 11 580
1883 < 5 -- 11 565
1882 < 5 -- 9 662
1881 < 5 -- 13 487
1880 < 5 -- 17 431

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.