How Many People Are Named Dava?
An estimated 1,242 people in the United States have the first name Dava. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Dava peaked in popularity in 1954 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dava as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dava paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,242
About 1 in 275,970 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1954
50 births
Total Registered
1,482
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dava
Dava is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,482 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dava as a female name
Ranked #13,850 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (50 births)
Dava: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dava span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 302 babies were registered. Dava has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dava by Decade
How has Dava tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dava by State
Birth registrations for Dava span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee. On average, about 14 Davas were registered per state.
Dava + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dava as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dava
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Dava: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dava?
We estimate approximately 1,242 people named Dava are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 275,970 Americans share this first name.
Is Dava a common name?
Dava is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,482 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dava most popular?
Dava reached peak popularity in 1954, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dava is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dava a female name?
Dava is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dava Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dava Smith, Dava Johnson, Dava Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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