Unisex name · since 1978
Davan
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.
- #11,586 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 253
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Davan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 253 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davan has been recorded 253 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1978 to 2020.
- #11,586 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 253 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davan ranks #11,586 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,586 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 253
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Davan's 253 recorded births place it above 74.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Davan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Davan's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Davan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (2003)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Davan popularity over time - girls
78 total births recorded since 2000 (Davan as girls' name)
Davan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Davan's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Davan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Davan's data
- Davan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Davan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
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, 1978–2020 (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 Davan 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.