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Meaning

The name Davis has the following meaning:

The son of David.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Davis is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 382 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Davis fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 20 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 427 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Davis in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Davis is pronounced as day-vis

Origins

Davis originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Davis and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Davis: Boys - Admiral, Alfred, Barton, Boston, Burton, Coleman, Dickinson, Dunton, Earl, Elmore, Errol, Gardner, Garfield, Graham, Hamilton, Hayward, Jamari, Kipp, Lyman, Lyndon, Milburn, Girls - Ammie, Arrie, China, Cordie, Darlene, Diamond, Jaelynn, Jaimie, Kimora, Knowles, Lady, Mercy, Octavia, Pinkie, Precious, Shirlene, Both genders - Albert, Augustine, Blake, Edward, Madison, Parker

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Davis: Davies, Davison, Daviss, Davys, Davyss

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Davis are: Dave, Davey

Style

We think the name Davis should fall under the following style category: Last Names.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Davis to be: A formal and quiet person

In one word, you might describe Davis as a(n) "formal" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Davis (or its variants) are:

Davis Milton Love III, born on 13 April, a famous athlete. Davis Milton Love III's background: An American professional golfer.

Raymond Davis, Jr., born on 14 October, a famous physicist. Raymond Davis, Jr.'s background: An American chemist, physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate.

Davis Javier Romero, born on 30 March, a famous athlete. Davis Javier Romero's background: A pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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