Boys' name · since 1989
Dayveon
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 449 babies named Dayveon, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,565 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 449
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
449 babies have been named Dayveon since 1989, making it today's #12565 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dayveon recorded 449 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #12565 nationally today, ahead of 10% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #8,410 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,565 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 449 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayveon ranks #8,410 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,565 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 449 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,410 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,565 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 449
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayveon's 449 recorded births place it above 81.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dayveon compares
449 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dayveon's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayveon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 449 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dayveon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayveon splits its recorded history at 2010: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayveon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dayveon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (218 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Dayveon's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Dayveon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
218 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 218 births (49% of all-time use).
Dayveon by state
Where Dayveon concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dayveon's data
- Dayveon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dayveons (5 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 Dayveon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Dayveon 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.