Recorded 1985–2005 Girls' name Peak 2005 16 births

Davalyn — girls' name

16 babies named Davalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s102000s6

The verdict

16 girls have been named Davalyn since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2005.

16
total births
1985–2005
years on record
1980s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Davalyn was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

6 babies were named Davalyn in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Davalyn between 1985 and 2005, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Davalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davalyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Davalyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Davalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

16

Since 1985

21 years of records

Peak year

2005

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1985

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2005

Davalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1985

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 200519871985 5

Davalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 63% of Davalyn's all-time total
1980s102000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davalyn?
16 babies have been named Davalyn since 1985. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Davalyn most popular?
Davalyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Davalyn been used?
Davalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 21 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Davalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Davina, Davida, Dava, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.