How Many People Are Named Davon?
An estimated 13,353 people in the United States have the first name Davon. It is predominantly male (97.3%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Davon peaked in popularity in 1994 with 586 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Davon 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 Davon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Davon is overwhelmingly male, 367 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
13,353
About 1 in 25,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
97.3% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1994
586 births
Total Registered
13,685
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Davon
Davon is predominantly male (97.3%), though 367 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Davon as a male name
Ranked #1,559 in 2024
111 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (567 births)
Davon as a female name
Ranked #11,676 in 1999
7 female births in 1999
Peak: 1985 (21 births)
Davon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Davon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,875 babies were registered. Davon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Davon by Decade
How has Davon 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.
Davon by State
Birth registrations for Davon span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Maryland, California. The lowest are in Iowa, Delaware, Kansas. On average, about 341 Davons were registered per state.
Davon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Davon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Davon
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Davon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davon?
We estimate approximately 13,353 people named Davon 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 25,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Davon a common name?
Davon is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,685 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Davon most popular?
Davon reached peak popularity in 1994, when 586 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Davon is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Davon a male name?
Davon is predominantly male. 97.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Davon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Davon Smith, Davon Johnson, Davon 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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