Davidson is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2009 and remains in steady use.
Davidson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,972 for boy births in the United States (and #8,490 across all names), given to 27 babies. Davidson was first reported in SSA data in 1924 and peaked in 2009 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | #3,972 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #5,718 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | #3,914 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | #3,479 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #4,271 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | #5,298 |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 | #3,739 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,785 |
| 2017 | 38 | 38 | #3,081 |
| 2016 | 31 | 31 | #3,543 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | #3,447 |
| 2014 | 32 | 32 | #3,389 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | #4,841 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | #4,038 |
| 2011 | 35 | 35 | #3,180 |
| 2010 | 25 | 25 | #4,018 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | #3,063 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #4,429 |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | #4,145 |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | #4,125 |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | #3,183 |
| 2004 | 35 | 35 | #2,903 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #3,871 |
| 2002 | 30 | 30 | #3,033 |
| 2001 | 27 | 27 | #3,248 |
| 2000 | 19 | 19 | #4,093 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | #2,883 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #4,247 |
| 1997 | 19 | — | #3,625 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #4,053 |
| 1995 | 17 | — | #3,733 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | #2,454 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #3,862 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #3,136 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #3,361 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #3,494 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #3,119 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #3,748 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #2,972 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #3,030 |
| 1985 | 19 | — | #2,621 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,100 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #3,275 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #3,749 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #3,463 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #3,903 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #3,402 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #4,240 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #3,913 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,530 |
| 1975 | 6 | — | #4,938 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #4,158 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,585 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,087 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | #3,038 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #3,317 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,070 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | #2,831 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,459 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,494 |