Recorded 1932–1995 Girls' name Peak 1972 543 births

Davetta — girls' name

543 babies named Davetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s451950s801960s1411970s1311980s871990s49
1960s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Davetta was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

23 babies were named Davetta in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 543 babies named Davetta between 1932 and 1995, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Davetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davetta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Davetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davetta 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 543 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.

Davetta at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

543

Since 1932

64 years of records

Peak year

1972

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1932

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1995

Davetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1932

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1972)
23
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
0510152025 199519881980197319661959195219411932 5

Davetta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
141 births that decade — 26% of Davetta's all-time total
1930s101940s451950s801960s1411970s1311980s871990s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davetta?
543 babies have been named Davetta since 1932. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1972 with 23 births.
When was Davetta most popular?
Davetta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Davetta been used?
Davetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 64 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Davetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Davina, Davida, Dava, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1932–1995 (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.