Recorded 1986–2018 Unisex name Peak 2003 581 births

Deaven — boys' name

581 babies named Deaven in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s1832000s2982010s76
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Deaven was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

40 babies were named Deaven in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Deaven

The Social Security Administration has registered 581 babies named Deaven between 1986 and 2018, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Deaven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 40 babies received it in a single year. Deaven is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 184 additional births since 1978.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Deaven performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 298 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Deaven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Deaven in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Deaven 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 581 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.

Deaven at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

581

Since 1986

33 years of records

Peak year

2003

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1986

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2018

Deaven popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1986

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2003)
40
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
01020304050 201820142010200620021998199419901986 5

Deaven popularity over time — girls

184 total births recorded since 1978 (Deaven as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 184 births
468101214 201120042000199719941991198819791978 12

Deaven by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
298 births that decade — 51% of Deaven's all-time total
1980s241990s1832000s2982010s76

Deaven by state

Where Deaven concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Deaven
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 7.2%
#2 Texas
25 4.3%
#3 Michigan
5 0.9%
California share of Deaven's total US births 7.2%
Even split

42 of 581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deaven?
581 babies have been named Deaven since 1986. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2003 with 40 births.
When was Deaven most popular?
Deaven was most popular in the 2000s decade with 298 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Deaven most popular?
The top states for the name Deaven are California (42 births), Texas (25 births), Michigan (5 births).
Is Deaven a unisex name?
Yes, Deaven is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 581 births, and as a girl's name it has 184 births.
How long has the name Deaven been used?
Deaven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 33 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Deaven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dean, Deandre, Deangelo, Deacon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1986–2018 (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.