Boys' name · since 1982

Daviel

383 babies named Daviel in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,253 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,865 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
383
born since 1982
2010s
peak decade

383 babies have been named Daviel since 1982, making it today's #7865 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daviel has been recorded 383 times among boys since 1982, currently ranked #7865 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.

  • #9,253 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,865 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 383 born since 1982
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daviel ranks #9,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,865 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 383 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.

#9,253 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,865 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
383
born since 1982
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%43.5%
Daviel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Daviel's 383 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Daviel compares

383 Top 50% higher than 50% 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

Daviel's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Daviel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 383 369 358,536
Peak-year births 25 34 22,252

Daviel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Daviel splits its recorded history at 2011: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Daviel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
25
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
051015202530 198219942004200820122016202020242025 10

Daviel by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (160 births, 42% of the file).

2010s was Daviel's strongest decade.

160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Daviel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Daviel by state

Where Daviel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Daviel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 2.9%
#2 Florida
5 1.3%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.3%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 1.3%
New York share of Daviel's total US births 2.9%
Even split

11 of 383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daviel?
Daviel has been given to 383 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,253 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #7,865 of 13,930. 25 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
Where does Daviel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daviel ranks #9,253 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,865 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Daviel most popular?
Daviel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Daviel most popular?
The top states for the name Daviel are New York (11 births), Florida (5 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Daviel been used?
Records for Daviel go back to 1982, giving 44 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Daviel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Dave, Davis, Davon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Daviel's data

  • Daviel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Daviels (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Daviel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Daviel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1982–2025 (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 Daviel 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.