Davion

Where Davion comes from

The modern American usage is possibly transferred from the French surname Davion, based on a Provençal diminutive of David. It is not used as a given name in France.
— Wiktionary's entry for Davion
Along the way
  1. 1970
    First appearance
    #3,836 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1991
    Davion Berry born
    American basketball player
  3. 1998
    Davion Mitchell born
    American basketball player
  4. 2005
    Peak, #429
    621 babies named Davion — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2016
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #785.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Davion Mitchell · American basketball player, born 1998
  • Davion Berry · American basketball player, born 1991
  • Davion Mintz · American basketball player, born 1998
  • Davion Taylor · American football player, born 1998

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.