Davis vs Lionel
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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Lionel
a steady, dependable choice
- Rank today
- #659
- Peak
- #295 (1933)
- Babies in 2025
- 419
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, NY
The verdict
Lionel is the more popular pick (#659 vs #668). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Lionel is a steady, dependable choice, Davis is a name gently stepping back from its peak.
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