Daven
Daven was the 3865th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1462nd; the most babies were born in 2007 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 935 places. More babies were named Daven in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,865 boys, down 833 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,635babies recorded
Daven popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 92 since 1978.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,865 | 28 |
| 2020 | #3,032 | 38 |
| 2010 | #1,838 | 79 |
| 2000 | #1,684 | 68 |
| 1990 | #2,325 | 30 |
| 1980 | #2,383 | 21 |
| 1970 | #3,116 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Daven, counting every spelling?
Daven is a spelling of Davon, a name family that ranked #1,219 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,865 for Daven on its own. Together these spellings went to 153 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davon | 77 | #1,978 | 549 |
| Davin | 48 | #2,687 | 312 |
| Daven | 28 | #3,865 | 140 |
| Davyn | — | — | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Daven?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daven (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Daven born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daven?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Daven are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 16 and 32. That makes Daven mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Daven by state
How common Daven was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Daven: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daven, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daven
How popular is the name Daven?
Daven was the 3865th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1462nd; the most babies were born in 2007 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved down 935 places. More babies were named Daven in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Daven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Daven in the US.
Where is Daven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daven was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).