Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Davina

Meaning A female given name from Hebrew, a feminine form of David Gender Girl Rank 2025 #749 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Hebrew, a feminine form of David.

Rank 2025
#749
among girls · ↓101 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
363
named Davina · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,428
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
541 babies
All-time total
11,380
#1,534 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Davina popularity over time

11,380 babies have been named Davina since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 5 1 – #4,580
1920s 12 1 +140% #3,753
1930s – – – –
1940s 63 6 – #3,004
1950s 156 16 +148% #2,474
1960s 668 67 +328% #811
1970s 1,799 180 +169% #764
1980s 1,488 149 -17% #872
1990s 1,210 121 -19% #1,168
2000s 957 96 -21% #1,717
2010s 2,229 223 +133% #723
2020s (to 2025) 2,793 466 +109% #562

Where Davina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 366 0.23 outside top 500
2027 369 0.23 outside top 500
2028 372 0.23 outside top 500
2029 374 0.23 outside top 500
2030 375 0.23 outside top 500

Where Davina is most popular

Girls named Davina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.288 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, West Virginia, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Davina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 66 0.470 +64%
West Virginia 12 0.458 +59%
Colorado 51 0.457 +59%
New Mexico 11 0.452 +57%
Missouri 52 0.431 +50%
California 349 0.415 +44%
Indiana 57 0.406 +41%
Massachusetts 49 0.405 +41%
Nevada 18 0.387 +35%
Maryland 40 0.377 +31%
Wisconsin 38 0.369 +28%
Washington 53 0.367 +28%
Idaho 12 0.359 +25%
Illinois 80 0.349 +22%
Utah 29 0.348 +21%
South Carolina 31 0.345 +20%
Minnesota 37 0.343 +19%
Texas 272 0.338 +18%
Oregon 22 0.338 +17%
Pennsylvania 78 0.330 +15%
Florida 141 0.330 +15%
Virginia 56 0.329 +14%
Connecticut 19 0.327 +14%
North Carolina 74 0.325 +13%
Tennessee 51 0.322 +12%
Ohio 75 0.316 +10%
Kentucky 27 0.316 +10%
Kansas 17 0.295 ≈ national
Iowa 15 0.257 -11%
Alabama 24 0.256 -11%
Michigan 46 0.253 -12%
New York 99 0.250 -13%
New Jersey 44 0.244 -15%
Georgia 52 0.229 -20%
Arkansas 11 0.208 -28%
Nebraska 6 0.167 -42%
Oklahoma 12 0.163 -43%
Mississippi 6 0.128 -55%
Louisiana 9 0.103 -64%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Davina

Davina is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #749 in 2025 with 363 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 11,380 American babies have been named Davina. Its peak came in 2022, when 541 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Davina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Davina?

The median living Davina is about 21 years old; half are between 5 and 44. An estimated 11 thousand people named Davina are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Davina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 363 #749
2024 453 #648
2023 452 #649
2022 541 #562
2021 524 #577
2020 460 #630
2019 380 #744
2018 393 #723
2017 315 #868
2016 273 #982
2015 215 #1,173
2014 188 #1,276
2013 120 #1,727
2012 108 #1,861
2011 125 #1,684
2010 112 #1,823
2009 118 #1,825
2008 104 #2,012
2007 101 #2,023
2006 88 #2,194
2005 72 #2,439
2004 81 #2,197
2003 96 #1,901
2002 96 #1,855
2001 105 #1,717
2000 96 #1,802
1995 90 #1,641
1990 147 #1,168
1985 100 #1,325
1980 176 #872
1975 181 #778
1970 155 #866
1965 66 #1,352
1960 14 #3,386
1955 18 #2,650
1950 14 #2,801
1945 5 #4,695
1940 6 #3,961
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Davina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Davina?

The median living Davina is about 21 years old. Half of all living Davinas are between 5 and 44 years old.

How many people named Davina are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Davina are alive in the United States, based on 11,380 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Davina mean?

A female given name from Hebrew, a feminine form of David.

How popular is the name Davina in 2025?

Davina ranked #749 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 363 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Davina?

11,380 babies have been named Davina in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Davina most popular?

Davina peaked in 2022, when 541 newborns received the name.

Is Davina a boy or girl name?

Davina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Davina rising or falling?

Davina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Davina become more popular?

Davina looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 375 girls named Davina in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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