Recorded 1978–2020 Unisex name Peak 2003 253 births

Davan — boys' name

253 babies named Davan in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s501990s552000s1142010s142020s6

The verdict

253 boys have been named Davan since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

253
total births
1978–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Davan was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

15 babies were named Davan in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davan

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Davan between 1978 and 2020, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Davan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Davan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 78 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Davan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davan 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 253 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.

Davan at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

253

Since 1978

43 years of records

Peak year

2003

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1978

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2020

Davan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1978

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2003)
15
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 202020082004200019941989198419791978 9

Davan popularity over time — girls

78 total births recorded since 2000 (Davan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 78 births
05101520 20072006200520042003200220012000 7

Davan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
114 births that decade — 45% of Davan's all-time total
1970s141980s501990s552000s1142010s142020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davan?
253 babies have been named Davan since 1978. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2003 with 15 births.
When was Davan most popular?
Davan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Davan a unisex name?
Yes, Davan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 253 births, and as a girl's name it has 78 births.
How long has the name Davan been used?
Davan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 43 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Davan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Dave, Davis, Davon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1978–2020 (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.