Boys' name · since 1973
Davell
299 babies named Davell in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 299
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 299 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Davell recorded 299 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2021.
- #10,588 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 299 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davell ranks #10,588 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 299 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,588 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 299
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davell's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Davell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Davell splits its recorded history at 1999: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Davell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2021
- Peak year (1993)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Davell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (108 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Davell's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Davell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (36% of all-time use).
Davell by state
Where Davell concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
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What to do with Davell's data
- Davell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Davells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Davell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1973–2021 (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 Davell 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.