How Many People Are Named Daven?
An estimated 2,542 people in the United States have the first name Daven. It is predominantly male (96.5%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Daven peaked in popularity in 2007 with 109 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daven 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 Daven paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Daven is overwhelmingly male, 92 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,542
About 1 in 134,836 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.5% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2007
109 births
Total Registered
2,607
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daven
Daven is predominantly male (96.5%), though 92 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Daven as a male name
Ranked #4,580 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (104 births)
Daven as a female name
Ranked #18,323 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1978 (12 births)
Daven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daven span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 867 babies were registered. Daven has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Daven by Decade
How has Daven 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.
Daven by State
Birth registrations for Daven span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, Utah, Oklahoma. On average, about 34 Davens were registered per state.
Daven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Daven
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Daven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daven?
We estimate approximately 2,542 people named Daven 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 134,836 Americans share this first name.
Is Daven a common name?
Daven is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,607 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daven most popular?
Daven reached peak popularity in 2007, when 109 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daven is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daven a male name?
Daven is predominantly male. 96.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daven Smith, Daven Johnson, Daven 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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