Boys' name · since 1983
Daveon
Daveon has 2,655 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,655
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daveon currently ranks #4316 among boys' names in America, with 2,655 babies recorded since 1983.
Daveon has 2,655 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4316 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #2,757 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,316 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,655 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daveon ranks #2,757 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,316 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,655 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,757 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,316 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,655
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daveon's 2,655 recorded births place it above 93.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Daveon compares
2,655 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daveon's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daveon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,655 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 145 | 34 | 22,252 |
Daveon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daveon's full recorded timeline at 2004, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 145 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daveon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 145
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Daveon popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1999 (Daveon as girls' name)
Daveon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,302 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Daveon's strongest decade.
1,302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Daveon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 104
1980s
104 births
- 1990s
1990s
561 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,302 births
- 2010s
2010s
542 births
- 2020s 146
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,302 births (49% of all-time use).
How Daveon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Daveon's total volume
Daveon by state
Where Daveon concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 287 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 233 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 169 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 136 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 115 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 92 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 76 | 2.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 75 | 2.8% |
287 of 2,655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Daveon appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Daveon's data
- Daveon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,302 total births); usage has since declined to 146 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Daveons (287 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daveon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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, 1983–2025 (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 Daveon 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.