US rank #1561 Boys' name Peak 1994 13,318 births

Davon — #1561 US boys' name

13,318 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.

1960s521970s5191980s20021990s47502000s36972010s17282020s570
#1561
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Davon was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

567 babies were named Davon in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davon

The Social Security Administration has registered 13,318 babies named Davon between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Davon currently holds the #1561 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 567 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,750 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Davon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,514 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Maryland and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Davon in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13,318 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Davon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

13,318

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

1994

567 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,561

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Davon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
567
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
-2000200400600 202420162008200019921984197619681961 5

Davon popularity over time — girls

367 total births recorded since 1966 (Davon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 367 births
0510152025 199919951991198719831979197519701966 8

Davon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
4,750 births that decade — 36% of Davon's all-time total
1960s521970s5191980s20021990s47502000s36972010s17282020s570

Davon by state

Where Davon concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Davon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,514 11.4%
#2 Maryland
1,327 10.0%
#3 California
1,014 7.6%
#4 Michigan
800 6.0%
#5 Ohio
689 5.2%
#6 New Jersey
611 4.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
534 4.0%
#8 Florida
533 4.0%
New York share of Davon's total US births 11.4%
Even split

1,514 of 13,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Davon appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davon?
13,318 babies have been named Davon since 1961. It currently ranks #1561 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 567 births.
When was Davon most popular?
Davon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,750 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Davon most popular?
The top states for the name Davon are New York (1,514 births), Maryland (1,327 births), California (1,014 births).
How long has the name Davon been used?
Davon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Davon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Dave, Davis, Davion, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.