The baby name Davies is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪz/ — "DAY-veez".
Davies is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Davies is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪz/ — "DAY-veez".
Davies is Welsh in Origin.
Davies is a Welsh and English patronymic name formed from David plus the genitival -s/-ies ending, literally "son of David." David comes from Hebrew Dawid, widely glossed as "beloved," spread across Britain through biblical and medieval devotional use (not least via Wales's patron saint, Dewi Sant). Though long established as one of Wales's most frequent surnames, Davies has occasionally been adopted as a given name in Britain, Ireland, and North America, especially under the modern surname-as-first-name trend.
Variants and related forms include Davis (Anglicized), Davids (Dutch/Frisian), and the fuller patronymics Davidson and Davieson; diminutives or short forms are Davie and Davy. Welsh cognates tied to the root include Dafydd (the standard Welsh form of David), Dai, and Dewi. Feminine relatives are Davina and Davia. As a given name, Davies carries the layered meaning "son of David" and, by extension from its root, "beloved."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH | Boys | 0 | #9 | 1 | 270 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #225 | 11 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #233 | 32 | 5,926 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #326 | 20 | 8,138 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #409 | 5 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,305 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #549 | 9 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #636 | 351 | 16,906 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #661 | 127 | 15,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #866 | 13 | 14,506 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2019 | #887 | 5 | 7,235 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #907 | 14 | 15,656 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,080 | 32 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 96 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,453 | 19 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Davies is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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