Girls' name · since 1954
Davita
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 709 babies named Davita, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 709
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Davita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 709 have been recorded since 1954.
Davita has 709 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2010.
- #9,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 709 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davita ranks #9,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 709 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 709
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Davita's 709 recorded births place it above 86.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Davita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Davita's full recorded timeline at 1981, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Davita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2010
- Peak year (1985)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Davita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (239 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Davita's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Davita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
123 births
- 1970s
1970s
167 births
- 1980s
1980s
239 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 239 births (34% of all-time use).
How Davita 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 Davita's total volume
Davita by state
Where Davita concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 18 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
18 of 709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Davita's data
- Davita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Davitas (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Davita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1954–2010 (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 Davita 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.