How Many People Are Named Davene?
An estimated 165 people in the United States have the first name Davene. It is predominantly female (97.9%). The average bearer is 66 years old, and Davene peaked in popularity in 1952 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Davene 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 Davene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Davene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
165
About 1 in 2,077,299 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.9% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1952
13 births
Total Registered
239
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Davene
Davene is predominantly female (97.9%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Davene as a male name
Ranked #9,034 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1993 (5 births)
Davene as a female name
Ranked #9,351 in 1980
6 female births in 1980
Peak: 1952 (13 births)
Davene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Davene span from the 1930s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 79 babies were registered. Davene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Davene by Decade
How has Davene 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.
Davene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Davene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Davene
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Davene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davene?
We estimate approximately 165 people named Davene 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 2,077,299 Americans share this first name.
Is Davene a common name?
Davene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 239 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Davene most popular?
Davene reached peak popularity in 1952, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Davene is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Davene a female name?
Davene is predominantly female. 97.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Davene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Davene Smith, Davene Johnson, Davene 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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