How Many People Are Named Davena?
An estimated 368 people in the United States have the first name Davena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Davena peaked in popularity in 1980 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Davena 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 Davena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
368
About 1 in 931,398 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1980
17 births
Total Registered
412
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Davena
Davena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 412 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Davena as a female name
Ranked #15,804 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (17 births)
Davena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Davena span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 106 babies were registered. Davena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Davena by Decade
How has Davena 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.
Davena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Davena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Davena
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Davena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davena?
We estimate approximately 368 people named Davena 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 931,398 Americans share this first name.
Is Davena a common name?
Davena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 412 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Davena most popular?
Davena reached peak popularity in 1980, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Davena is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Davena a female name?
Davena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Davena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Davena Smith, Davena Johnson, Davena 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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