Recorded 1986–2019 Boys' name Peak 1994 246 births

Davonn — boys' name

246 babies named Davonn in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

246 boys have been named Davonn since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2019.

246
total births
1986–2019
years on record
1990s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Davonn was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

16 babies were named Davonn in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davonn

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Davonn between 1986 and 2019, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Davonn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davonn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Davonn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Davonn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davonn 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 246 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.

Davonn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

246

Since 1986

34 years of records

Peak year

1994

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1986

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2019

Davonn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1986

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1994)
16
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 20192009200420001996199219881986 5

Davonn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
107 births that decade — 43% of Davonn's all-time total
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Davonn by state

Where Davonn concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Davonn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 2.0%
New Jersey share of Davonn's total US births 2.0%

5 of 246 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davonn?
246 babies have been named Davonn since 1986. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1994 with 16 births.
When was Davonn most popular?
Davonn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Davonn most popular?
The top states for the name Davonn are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Davonn been used?
Davonn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 34 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Davonn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Dave, Davis, Davon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1986–2019 (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.