Donald Davis
There are approximately 2,731 people named Donald Davis living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 125,505 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Donald with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Davis. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
2,731
1 in 125,505
Named Donald
722K
Alive today
Named Davis
1.3M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 722K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1934
Average age: 66
Estimated bearers: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #8
Per 100K: 378.45
Top ancestry: White (62.2%)
First name trend
Donald: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Donald. The peak year was 1934 with 30,517 births. The average person named Donald today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Davis surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Davis, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.2%.
- White62.2%
- Black or African American31.6%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Donald has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2106% of the US population, based on 721,719 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Davis appears at a rate of 378.45 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.3784%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2,731 people with the full name Donald Davis. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Donald Davis: questions and answers
How many people are named Donald Davis?
We estimate approximately 2,731 people in the United States share the full name Donald Davis. That works out to about 1 in 125,505 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2106%) with the surname frequency (378.45 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Donald Davis?
We classify Donald Davis as "Rare". About 1 in 125,505 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Donald a male or female name?
Donald is predominantly male. Out of 1,419,980 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Donald profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.