Davon

Last seen for girls in 1999 at #11,385 · #1,976 for boys in 2025, 77 births
Given to boys 97.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
#403
1994 · 567 births
Debut · boys
1961
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
13,396
since 1961

Davon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Davon has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #403, 1994boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,97677
2024—#1,563111
2023—#1,662103
2022—#1,597110
2021—#1,280148
2020—#1,63498
2019—#1,365131
2018—#1,299140
2017—#1,141166
2016—#1,421122
2015—#1,152163
2014—#1,117171
2013—#993199
2012—#957211
2011—#974202
2010—#908224
2009—#755303
2008—#708329
2007—#662362
2006—#604400
2005—#603374
2004—#621343
2003—#589368
2002—#593351
2001—#533410
2000—#499457
1999#11,3857#486457
1998#8,58410#480456
1997#7,28312#492431
1996#7,57411#464468
1995#8,7669#490439
1994#5,01619#403567
1993#8,05210#422536
1992#8,06510#449490
1991#5,65916#448483
1990#4,52321#479423
1989#7,44910#488384
1988#5,59814#538289
1987#5,92312#552271
1986#4,96415#621208
1985#3,85221#639189
1984#4,73715#706153
1983#4,10918#719144
1982#7,4698#732141
1981#4,74615#826113
1980#4,97814#841110
1979#5,09213#91492
1978#4,93113#91489
1977#6,8928#95480
1976#7,2967#1,19052
1975#9,0675#1,17052
1974—#1,19848
1973#7,4356#1,61229
1972#5,9598#1,45334
1971#4,81011#1,78425
1970#5,8188#2,12518
1969#3,95813#2,04617
1968—#3,6736
1967——
1966#4,8668#2,9868
1965—#3,9305
1964—#3,6016
1963—#4,0485
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1961—#4,0655
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First appearance
1961

The first year at least five boys were named Davon! It came in at #4,065, and was given to 5 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1961–1963, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Davon is popular in 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedWIMichigan: #514 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,938 boysMINew York: #451 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 5,557 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #362 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,988 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #657 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 9,853 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedVAMaryland: #116 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 764 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Davon, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#116 · 1 in 764
  2. New Jersey#362 · 1 in 3,988
  3. New York#451 · 1 in 5,557
  4. Michigan#514 · 1 in 8,938
  5. California#657 · 1 in 9,853

Best ever in a state: #40 in District of Columbia, 1994.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#116341 in 764
New Jersey#362111 in 3,988
New York#451211 in 5,557
Michigan#51471 in 8,938
California#657211 in 9,853
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Davon
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 413 spots since 2024 (#1,563 → #1,976)
  • 342 spots since 2020 (#1,634 → #1,976)
  • 824 spots since 2015 (#1,152 → #1,976)
  • Biggest jump: 236 spots in 1977 (#1,190 → #954)
  • Biggest drop: 153 spots in 2010 (#755 → #908)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1961
  • Peaked 1994 at #403 (567 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1977–2013
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,407
  • Highest: 1 in 3,407 boys born in 1994 were named Davon (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 22,183 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 35.5% of all boys named Davon (4,750) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s52#2,046 (1969)#3,478
1970s519#914 (1979)#1,331
1980s2,002#488 (1989)#666
1990s4,750#403 (1994)#461
2000s3,697#499 (2000)#617
2010s1,729#908 (2010)#1,133
2020s647#1,280 (2021)#1,619

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Davon in 1983

girls
#4,109
18 births · 1 in 92,812 girls
boys
#719
144 births · 1 in 12,448 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #4,109Davon18

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #719Davon144
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 92,812 of them was named Davon, which outranked 66.0% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Davon
  1. #3,949Vernell19
  2. #3,949Young19
  3. #3,949Zipporah19
  4. #4,109Davon18
  5. #4,109Aishah18
  6. #4,109Aleesha18
  7. #4,109Alessa18
  8. #4,286Alane17
  9. #4,286Aleksandra17
  10. #4,286Allana17

Tied with 176 names at #4,109; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 12,448 of them was named Davon, which outranked 90.2% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Davon
  1. #714Curt145
  2. #714Liam145
  3. #714Mohammad145
  4. #719Davon144
  5. #719Ezra144
  6. #721Adolfo143
  7. #721Asa143
  8. #721Galen143

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1983 →