Middle names for Davis
Good middle names for Davis change the rhythm, start with a different sound and end differently, so the full name doesn't blur or rhyme. Davis has 2 syllables and ranked #668 for boys in 2025; these boy names, all well established in US records, fit those rules.
1-syllable middle names
Davis has 2 syllables; a 1-syllable middle name gives a contrasting rhythm.
- Davis James English form of Jacob
- Davis Jack
- Davis John 'God is gracious' (Hebrew Yohanan)
- Davis Luke 'man from Lucania'
- Davis Miles
- Davis Charles man, free man
- Davis Kai
- Davis Brooks brook, stream (surname)
- Davis Beau handsome (French)
- Davis Myles
- Davis Jace short form of Jason: healer
- Davis George farmer, earth-worker
3-syllable middle names
A longer or shorter middle name also keeps the full name from sounding sing-song.
- Davis Oliver
- Davis Elijah 'my God is Yahweh'
- Davis Theodore gift of God
- Davis Mateo 'gift of Yahweh' (via Matthew)
- Davis Benjamin
- Davis Julian of Julius (Roman family name)
- Davis Elias 'my God is Yahweh' (via Elijah)
- Davis Gabriel 'God is my strength / man of God'
- Davis Maverick
- Davis Anthony
- Davis Josiah healed or supported by God
- Davis Isaiah God is salvation
Classic and vintage middle names
Names that have lasted (timeless) or are coming back after a century (vintage revival), by our measured style lists.
- Davis Anthony
- Davis Henry home + ruler (Germanic)
- Davis Arthur
- Davis Vincent conquering
- Davis Victor conqueror
- Davis Theodore gift of God
- Davis Martin of Mars
- Davis Oliver
- Davis Leo lion
- Davis Wesley western meadow (surname)
Middle names from Davis's era
Names whose popularity rose and fell with Davis's, so they feel of a piece with it.
- Davis Preston priests' settlement (place name)
- Davis Ivan God is gracious (Slavic form of John)
- Davis Grant large, tall (nickname)
- Davis Issac 'he laughs / will laugh'
- Davis Pablo small (Spanish form of Paul)
- Davis Hugo mind, heart
- Davis Emmanuel God is with us
- Davis Reid red (red-haired)
Try it with your last name
The surname changes everything: a middle name that flows with Davis can clash with your last name. Check Davis with a middle and last name for rhythm, initials and the monogram.
How these were chosen
There is no official record of middle names, so these come from sound rules, not popularity: a different number of syllables from Davis, a different first sound and ending, and no repeated consonant or vowel run-on where the names meet. Initials depend on your last name, so the full-name checker tests them. Candidates are names given to at least 2,500 boys in the last five years. Style groups use our measured style lists, and "same era" names are those with the most similar popularity curve to Davis.