Recorded 1946–2003 Girls' name Peak 1971 557 births

Davette — girls' name

557 babies named Davette in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s161950s631960s1401970s1601980s1231990s502000s5
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Davette was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

24 babies were named Davette in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davette

The Social Security Administration has registered 557 babies named Davette between 1946 and 2003, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Davette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 160 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Davette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Davette in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davette 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 557 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.

Davette at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

557

Since 1946

58 years of records

Peak year

1971

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1946

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2003

Davette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1946

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1971)
24
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0510152025 200319901984197819721966196019541946 5

Davette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
160 births that decade — 29% of Davette's all-time total
1940s161950s631960s1401970s1601980s1231990s502000s5

Davette by state

Where Davette concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Davette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
6 1.1%
#2 California
5 0.9%
Michigan share of Davette's total US births 1.1%
Even split

6 of 557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davette?
557 babies have been named Davette since 1946. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1971 with 24 births.
When was Davette most popular?
Davette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Davette most popular?
The top states for the name Davette are Michigan (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Davette been used?
Davette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 58 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Davette?
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, 1946–2003 (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.