Boys' name · since 1949
Davin
10,636 babies named Davin in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,636
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
10,636 babies have been named Davin since 1949, making it today's #2688 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Davin recorded 10,636 times among boys since 1949, holding rank #2688 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #1,165 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,688 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,636 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davin ranks #1,165 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,688 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,636 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,165 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,636
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Davin's 10,636 recorded births place it above 97.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Davin compares
10,636 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Davin's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,636 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 441 | 34 | 22,252 |
Davin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Davin's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 441, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Davin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 441
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Davin popularity over time - girls
344 total births recorded since 1968 (Davin as girls' name)
Davin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,592 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Davin's strongest decade.
3,592 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Davin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 87
1950s
87 births
- 1960s 381
1960s
381 births
- 1970s 1,080
1970s
1,080 births
- 1980s 1,262
1980s
1,262 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,544 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,592 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,275 births
- 2020s 410
2020s
410 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,592 births (34% of all-time use).
How Davin 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 Davin's total volume
Davin by state
Where Davin concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,246 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 813 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 523 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 433 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 384 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 278 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 240 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 219 | 2.1% |
1,246 of 10,636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Davin appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Davin's data
- Davin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,592 total births); usage has since declined to 410 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Davins (1,246 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 Davin: 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 (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Davin 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.