Boys' name · since 1983
Daevon
Daevon has 995 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 995
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daevon currently ranks #7873 among boys' names in America, with 995 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daevon has been recorded 995 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #7873 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #5,151 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,873 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 995 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daevon ranks #5,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,873 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 995 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 995
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daevon's 995 recorded births place it above 88.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Daevon compares
995 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daevon's all-time total is 170% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daevon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 995 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daevon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daevon's full recorded timeline at 2006, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daevon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Daevon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (453 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Daevon's strongest decade.
453 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Daevon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
258 births
- 2000s
2000s
453 births
- 2010s 180
2010s
180 births
- 2020s 74
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 453 births (46% of all-time use).
How Daevon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daevon's total volume
Daevon by state
Where Daevon concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 51 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 27 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 21 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
51 of 995 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Daevon appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daevon's data
- Daevon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (453 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Daevons (51 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daevon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daevon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.