How Many People Are Named Davidson?
An estimated 1,078 people in the United States have the first name Davidson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Davidson peaked in popularity in 2009 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Davidson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Davidson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,078
About 1 in 317,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2009
38 births
Total Registered
1,117
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Davidson
Davidson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,117 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Davidson as a male name
Ranked #5,698 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (38 births)
Davidson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Davidson span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 286 babies were registered. While Davidson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Davidson by Decade
How has Davidson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Davidson by State
Birth registrations for Davidson span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, North Carolina, New York. The lowest are in California, Texas, New York. On average, about 28 Davidsons were registered per state.
Davidson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Davidson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Davidson
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Davidson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davidson?
We estimate approximately 1,078 people named Davidson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 317,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Davidson a common name?
Davidson is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,117 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Davidson most popular?
Davidson reached peak popularity in 2009, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Davidson is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Davidson a male name?
Davidson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Davidson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Davidson Smith, Davidson Johnson, Davidson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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