How Many People Are Named Davonta?
An estimated 1,253 people in the United States have the first name Davonta. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Davonta peaked in popularity in 1992 with 134 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Davonta 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 Davonta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,253
About 1 in 273,547 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1992
134 births
Total Registered
1,277
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Davonta
Davonta is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,277 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Davonta as a male name
Ranked #9,162 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (134 births)
Davonta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Davonta span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 717 babies were registered. Davonta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Davonta by Decade
How has Davonta 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.
Davonta by State
Birth registrations for Davonta span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana. The lowest are in Missouri, District of Columbia, Alabama. On average, about 25 Davontas were registered per state.
Davonta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Davonta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Davonta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davonta?
We estimate approximately 1,253 people named Davonta 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 273,547 Americans share this first name.
Is Davonta a common name?
Davonta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,277 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Davonta most popular?
Davonta reached peak popularity in 1992, when 134 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Davonta is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Davonta a male name?
Davonta is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Davonta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Davonta Smith, Davonta Johnson, Davonta 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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