Boys' name · since 1970
Davian
Davian has 6,715 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,715
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Davian is the #1365 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,715 recorded since 1970.
Davian has 6,715 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1365 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,494 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,365 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,715 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davian ranks #1,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,365 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,715 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,365 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,715
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Davian's 6,715 recorded births place it above 96.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Davian compares
6,715 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Davian's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 378 | 34 | 22,252 |
Davian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Davian's full recorded timeline at 1999, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 378 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Davian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 378
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Davian popularity over time - girls
105 total births recorded since 1977 (Davian as girls' name)
Davian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,610 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Davian's strongest decade.
2,610 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Davian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 108
1980s
108 births
- 1990s 448
1990s
448 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,359 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,610 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,610 births (39% of all-time use).
How Davian 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 Davian's total volume
Davian by state
Where Davian concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,048 | 15.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,013 | 15.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 494 | 7.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 286 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 225 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 220 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 207 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 184 | 2.7% |
1,048 of 6,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Davian appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Davian's data
- Davian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,610 total births) through the 2020s (1,117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Davians (1,048 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Davian: 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 (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Davian 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.