Girls' name · since 1938
Davene
Davene has 234 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1952 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Davene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 234 have been recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davene has been recorded 234 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1980.
- #18,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 234 born since 1938
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davene ranks #18,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 234 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.
- #18,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Davene's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Davene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Davene's full recorded timeline at 1958, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Davene popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1980
- Peak year (1952)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Davene popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1993 (Davene as boys' name)
Davene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (79 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Davene's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Davene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
63 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 79 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Davene's data
- Davene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- 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 Davene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
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, 1938–1980 (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 Davene 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.