Girls' name · since 1916
Davina
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 11,380 babies named Davina, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #749 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,380
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Davina is the #749 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 11,380 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davina has been recorded 11,380 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #749 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #1,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #749 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,380 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davina ranks #1,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #749 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,380 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #749 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,380
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Davina's 11,380 recorded births place it above 97.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Davina compares
11,380 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Davina's all-time total is 30x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,380 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 541 | 21 | 19,840 |
Davina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Davina splits its recorded history at 1982: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 541 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Davina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 541
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Davina by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,793 births, 25% of the file).
2020s was Davina's strongest decade.
2,793 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Davina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1940s 63
1940s
63 births
- 1950s 156
1950s
156 births
- 1960s 668
1960s
668 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,799 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,488 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,210 births
- 2000s 957
2000s
957 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,229 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,793 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,793 births (25% of all-time use).
How Davina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Davina's total volume
Davina by state
Where Davina concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,232 | 19.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 859 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 704 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 475 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 372 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 365 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 341 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 326 | 2.9% |
2,232 of 11,380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Davina appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Davina's data
- California records the most Davinas (2,232 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 Davina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Davina 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.