Girls' name · since 1947
Davonna
974 babies named Davonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 974
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davonna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 974 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Davonna recorded 974 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2022.
- #7,655 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 974 born since 1947
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davonna ranks #7,655 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 974 born since 1947, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,655 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 974
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davonna's 974 recorded births place it above 89.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Davonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Davonna's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Davonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2022
- Peak year (1993)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Davonna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (324 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Davonna's strongest decade.
324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Davonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 73
1960s
73 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s
1990s
324 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 324 births (33% of all-time use).
How Davonna 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 Davonna's total volume
Davonna by state
Where Davonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 32 | 3.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
33 of 974 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Davonna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (324 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Davonnas (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Davonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1947–2022 (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 Davonna 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.