Boys' name · since 1982
Dayvon
Dayvon has 1,763 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,628 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,763
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dayvon is the #2628 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,763 recorded since 1982.
Dayvon has 1,763 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2628 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #3,564 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,628 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,763 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dayvon ranks #3,564 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,628 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,763 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,628 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,763
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dayvon's 1,763 recorded births place it above 92.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dayvon compares
1,763 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Dayvon's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dayvon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,763 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dayvon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dayvon splits its recorded history at 2004: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 81 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dayvon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Dayvon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (554 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Dayvon's strongest decade.
554 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dayvon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 118
1980s
118 births
- 1990s
1990s
485 births
- 2000s
2000s
554 births
- 2010s
2010s
292 births
- 2020s
2020s
314 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 554 births (31% of all-time use).
How Dayvon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dayvon's total volume
Dayvon by state
Where Dayvon concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 180 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 61 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 42 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 36 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.0% |
180 of 1,763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Dayvon appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dayvon's data
- Dayvon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (554 total births) through the 2020s (314) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Dayvons (180 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dayvon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Dayvon 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.