Girls' name · since 1957
Davona
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 290 babies named Davona, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davona is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 290 have been recorded since 1957.
Davona has 290 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2005.
- #16,200 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 290 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davona ranks #16,200 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,200 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davona's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Davona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Davona splits its recorded history at 1986: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Davona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2005
- Peak year (1996)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Davona by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (118 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Davona's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Davona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
57 births
- 1990s
1990s
118 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 118 births (41% of all-time use).
Davona by state
Where Davona concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 2.4% |
7 of 290 births nationwide.
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- Davona's decade-level peak was the 1990s (118 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Davonas (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Davona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1957–2005 (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 Davona 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.