Girls' name · since 1931

Dava

1,487 babies named Dava in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#5,724 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,128 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,487
born since 1931
1970s
peak decade

Dava currently ranks #15128 among girls' names in America, with 1,487 babies recorded since 1931.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dava has been recorded 1,487 times among girls since 1931, currently ranked #15128 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.

  • #5,724 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,128 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,487 born since 1931
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dava ranks #5,724 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,128 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,487 born since 1931, peaking in the 1970s.

#5,724 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,128 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,487
born since 1931
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%12.5%
Dava vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dava's 1,487 recorded births place it above 92.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Dava compares

1,487 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Dava's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dava Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,487 376 567,345
Peak-year births 50 21 19,840

Dava's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dava's full recorded timeline at 1980, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dava popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1954)
50
Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
0102030405060 193119481959197019811992200320152025 5

Dava by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (302 births, 20% of the file).

1970s was Dava's strongest decade.

302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Dava births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 302 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Dava compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dava's total volume

Dava vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -34, 6.9%-33, 7.7%-86, 8.1%-36, 7.3%-72, 6.7%-33, 15.6%-36, 8%-69, 7.7%-114, 8.7%-142, 2.8%-29, 10.4%-145, 2.5%-118, 4.3%-49, 5.2%-84, 5%Dava-95, 3.4%Dava
Dava vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Dava by state

Where Dava concentrates geographically, total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Dava
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 2.2%
#2 Texas
19 1.3%
#3 Ohio
11 0.7%
#4 Tennessee
11 0.7%
#5 Illinois
6 0.4%
#6 Missouri
5 0.3%
California share of Dava's total US births 2.2%
Even split

33 of 1,487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dava? ▼
1,487 babies have been named Dava since 1931. All-time, it sits at #5,724 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #15,128 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1954 with 50 births.
Where does Dava sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dava ranks #5,724 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,128 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dava most popular? ▼
Dava was most popular in the 1970s decade with 302 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Dava most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Dava are California (33 births), Texas (19 births), Ohio (11 births).
How long has the name Dava been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dava since 1931 -- 95 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Dava? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Davina, Davida, Davia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dava's data

  • Dava's decade-level peak was the 1970s (302 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Davas (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dava

Nearby Names Like Dava

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dava

David Girl
#11961 12,959 births
Davina Girl
#749 11,380 births
Davida Girl
4,026 births
Davia Girl
#15159 1,203 births
Davie Girl
#2567 1,119 births

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Names with a similar popularity rank to Dava

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Jola #15130
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Maryel #15125
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Carolann #15131
5,652 births · Peak 1946
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Loana #15132
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dava: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1931–2025 (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 Dava 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.