Davina
Girl name · #749 in 2025 · Rare
Davina ranks #749 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 363 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1170, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 4,959 girls born in 2025 was named Davina.
Babies named Davina per year. Source: SSA.
The 109-year story
Davina first appears in the Social Security records in 1916, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 541 babies and a rank of #562. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Davina in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Davina is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Davina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Davina is most common
Geography matters for names, and Davina is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Davina is most common in AZ (0.5 per 1,000), CO (0.5 per 1,000), IN (0.4 per 1,000), VA (0.3 per 1,000), PA (0.3 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.3 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Davina is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Davina
Statistically, parents drawn to Davina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Reina, Evelina, Rosalina, Georgina, and Elina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Davina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 363 | #749 |
| 2024 | 453 | #647 |
| 2023 | 452 | #649 |
| 2022 | 541 | #562 |
| 2021 | 524 | #576 |
| 2020 | 460 | #630 |
| 2019 | 380 | #744 |
| 2018 | 393 | #721 |
| 2017 | 315 | #867 |
| 2016 | 273 | #979 |
| 2015 | 215 | #1170 |
| 2014 | 188 | #1275 |
| 2013 | 120 | #1725 |
| 2012 | 108 | #1859 |
| 2011 | 125 | #1679 |
| 2010 | 112 | #1818 |
| 2009 | 118 | #1822 |
| 2008 | 104 | #2004 |
| 2007 | 101 | #2015 |
| 2006 | 88 | #2186 |
| 2005 | 72 | #2436 |
| 2004 | 81 | #2195 |
| 2003 | 96 | #1896 |
| 2002 | 96 | #1853 |
| 2001 | 105 | #1713 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Davina a popular girl name?
Davina ranked #749 among girls in 2025 with 363 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1170.
When was the name Davina most popular?
Davina peaked in 2022, when 541 American girls received the name (ranked #562 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Davina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 4,959 newborn American girls was named Davina. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.