Given name & surname
Davies
“the son of David”
Davies is a variant of Davis. One English interpretation is “the son of David.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Davies is a variant of Davis. One English interpretation is “the son of David.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Davies is a variant of Davis. An origin associated with Davis is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Davies through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 47 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,934 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,934 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 as a first name in 2020; 33,945 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Davies
- Davies Gilbertscientist and mathematician, President of the Royal Society, M.P.1767–1839
- Davies NkausuZambian footballerborn 1986
- Davies PhiriZambian footballerborn 1976
- Davies ChamaZambian politicianborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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