Davis vs Duke
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Davis
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #668
- Peak
- #334 (1901)
- Babies in 2025
- 409
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, NC, GA
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Duke
a steady, dependable choice
- Rank today
- #695
- Peak
- #533 (2018)
- Babies in 2025
- 390
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, OH
The verdict
Davis is the more popular pick (#668 vs #695). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Davis is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Duke is a steady, dependable choice.
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