Boys' name · since 1961
Davon
13,396 babies named Davon in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,396
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
13,396 babies have been named Davon since 1961, making it today's #1983 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davon has been recorded 13,396 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #1983 nationally and more common than 86% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #1,027 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,983 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,396 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davon ranks #1,027 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,983 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,396 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,027 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,983 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,396
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davon's 13,396 recorded births place it above 97.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Davon compares
13,396 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Davon's all-time total is 36x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,396 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 567 | 34 | 22,252 |
Davon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Davon's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 567, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Davon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 567
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Davon popularity over time - girls
367 total births recorded since 1966 (Davon as girls' name)
Davon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,750 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Davon's strongest decade.
4,750 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Davon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 52
1960s
52 births
- 1970s 519
1970s
519 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,002 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,750 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,697 births
- 2010s 1,729
2010s
1,729 births
- 2020s 647
2020s
647 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,750 births (35% of all-time use).
How Davon 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 Davon's total volume
Davon by state
Where Davon concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,514 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 1,327 | 9.9% |
| #3 | California | | 1,021 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 800 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 695 | 5.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 619 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 534 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 533 | 4.0% |
1,514 of 13,396 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Davon appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Davon's data
- Davon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,750 total births); usage has since declined to 647 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Davons (1,514 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Davon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Davon 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.