Meaning of the nameDavis

Davis is a male name of English origin, coming from the surname Davis, which derives from David, 'beloved'.

Meaning

“derived from Davi, 'beloved'”

Source: Behind the Name: Davis · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Davi · Behind the Name: David

People (2022): 1,536
Rank in Brazil: #6,151
Median age: 37 years
2010 Census: 1,426; people

Davis in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Davis, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (428 people).

25 women 1,511 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Davis is most common

States with the highest share of people named Davis in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	486	0.001%
Minas Gerais	170	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	161	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	107	0.001%
Santa Catarina	73	0.001%
Ceará	64	0.001%
Paraná	59	0.001%
Amazonas	41	0.001%
Alagoas	37	0.001%
Pará	35	0.000%
Pernambuco	35	0.000%
Goiás	30	0.000%
Bahia	28	0.000%
Sergipe	28	0.001%
Distrito Federal	27	0.001%
Paraíba	21	0.001%
Espírito Santo	21	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	21	0.001%
Roraima	18	0.003%
Maranhão	17	0.000%
Mato Grosso	15	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Davis

Davis is a name taken from the English and Welsh surname Davis, a variant of Davies, and Behind the Name derives it from the name David. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Davi, of Hebrew origin, with the sense of 'beloved'; Behind the Name gives David as coming from Hebrew Dawiḏ, from the root doḏ, 'beloved' or 'uncle'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,536 people named Davis, with a median age of 37. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.

Sources

Wiktionary: Davis · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Davis · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Davi · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Behind the Name: David · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Davis

What does the name Davis mean?

Davis means “derived from Davi, 'beloved'”, according to Behind the Name and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Davis in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,536 people with the first name Davis, which ranks it number 6,151 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Davis a boy's or a girl's name?

Davis is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 1,511 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Davis?

Davis is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Davis most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.001% of the state's population is named Davis (486 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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