Recorded 1947–2022 Girls' name Peak 1993 974 births

Davonna — girls' name

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.

1940s51950s101960s731970s1091980s1561990s3242000s1822010s982020s17
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Davonna was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

53 babies were named Davonna in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 974 babies named Davonna between 1947 and 2022, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Davonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davonna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 324 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Davonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Davonna in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davonna 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 974 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.

Davonna at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

974

Since 1947

76 years of records

Peak year

1993

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1947

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 2022

Davonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1947

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1993)
53
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Davonna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
324 births that decade — 33% of Davonna's all-time total
1940s51950s101960s731970s1091980s1561990s3242000s1822010s982020s17

Davonna by state

Where Davonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Davonna
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%
California share of Davonna's total US births 3.4%
Even split

33 of 974 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davonna?
974 babies have been named Davonna since 1947. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1993 with 53 births.
When was Davonna most popular?
Davonna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 324 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Davonna most popular?
The top states for the name Davonna are California (33 births), Ohio (32 births), New York (18 births).
How long has the name Davonna been used?
Davonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 76 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Davonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Davina, Davida, Dava, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1947–2022 (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.