Davina
Davina was the 749th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 363 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 562nd with 541 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 424 places. More babies were named Davina in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning feminine of David, 'beloved' · Hebrew, English
Say it duh-VEE-nuh /dəˈvinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #749 girls, down 119 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 363girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022541 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,380babies recorded
What does the name Davina mean?
Davina is a feminine form of David, made by adding -ina; Wiktionary records it as a girls' name of Hebrew origin. DMNES explains David as Hebrew for "beloved." David is the shepherd who becomes king of Israel in the books of Samuel; 1 Samuel 16:13 tells of his anointing. DMNES lists Welsh and Anglo-Saxon saints and kings of Scotland and Georgia among the bearers of David. Davina has been used in the US since the 1910s.
דָּוִד (Biblical Hebrew, “beloved”)
How sure is this? Probable. 'Beloved' is DMNES's gloss for David; Davina's own history is not covered by an edited source.
Related names: David, Davida, Vina, Davinia.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean love.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Davina' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'David', DMNES (Durham University)
- 1 Samuel 16:13, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Davina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #749 | 363 |
| 2020 | #630 | 460 |
| 2010 | #1,823 | 112 |
| 2000 | #1,802 | 96 |
| 1990 | #1,168 | 147 |
| 1980 | #872 | 176 |
| 1970 | #866 | 155 |
| 1960 | #3,386 | 14 |
| 1950 | #2,801 | 14 |
| 1940 | #3,961 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Davina, counting every spelling?
Davina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #757 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #749 for Davina on its own. Together these spellings went to 363 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davina | 363 | #749 | 2,333 |
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 Davina?
363 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Davina (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Davina 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 23 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Davina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Davina?
About 11,000 people born in the US named Davina are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 6 and 45. That makes Davina mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Davina by state
How common Davina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (1.6×), Colorado (1.6×), Missouri (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Davina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Davina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Davina · Sibling names for Davina
Questions about the name Davina
What does Davina mean?
Davina means “feminine of David, 'beloved'” (Hebrew, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Davina?
Davina was the 749th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 363 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 562nd with 541 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 424 places. More babies were named Davina in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Davina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Davina in the US.
Where is Davina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Davina was most common in Arizona (0.47 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Colorado.