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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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.