US rank #9617 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,198 births

Davia — #9617 US girls' name

1,198 babies named Davia in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s501960s591970s1061980s1781990s2812000s2962010s1522020s65
#9617
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 46% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Davia was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

47 babies were named Davia in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,198 babies named Davia between 1945 and 2024, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Davia currently holds the #9617 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 296 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Davia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Davia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davia 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 1,198 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.

Davia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,198

Since 1945

80 years of records

Peak year

1999

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,617

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1945

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2024

Davia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1945

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
47
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
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Davia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
296 births that decade — 25% of Davia's all-time total
1940s111950s501960s591970s1061980s1781990s2812000s2962010s1522020s65

Davia by state

Where Davia concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Davia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
23 1.9%
#2 California
10 0.8%
#3 South Carolina
5 0.4%
New York share of Davia's total US births 1.9%
Even split

23 of 1,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davia?
1,198 babies have been named Davia since 1945. It currently ranks #9617 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 47 births.
When was Davia most popular?
Davia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 296 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Davia most popular?
The top states for the name Davia are New York (23 births), California (10 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Davia been used?
Davia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 80 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Davia?
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.

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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, 1945–2024 (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.