Davon
Davon was the 1978th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 403rd with 567 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 826 places. More babies were named Davon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,978 boys, down 341 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 77boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994567 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,763babies recorded
Davon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 367 since 1966.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,978 | 77 |
| 2020 | #1,637 | 98 |
| 2010 | #908 | 224 |
| 2000 | #499 | 457 |
| 1990 | #479 | 423 |
| 1980 | #842 | 110 |
| 1970 | #2,138 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Davon, counting every spelling?
Davon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,219 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,978 for Davon 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 Davon?
77 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Davon (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Davon 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 109 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Davon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Davon?
About 13,000 people born in the US named Davon are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 19 and 35. That makes Davon 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.
Davon by state
How common Davon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (2.9×), Michigan (2.4×), Ohio (1.8×), Georgia (1.6×). In 34 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 Davon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Davon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Davon
How popular is the name Davon?
Davon was the 1978th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 403rd with 567 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 826 places. More babies were named Davon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Davon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Davon in the US.
Where is Davon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Davon was most common in Maryland (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Ohio.