Davette
Feminine · “beloved”
Davette is a feminine of David, made with the French-looking -ette ending. It is two syllables, crisp and affectionate, and it belongs to one of several attempts to give David a daughter's form.
How old is the name Davette?
Davette first appears in US birth records in 1946 — 79 years ago. The typical Davette alive today was born around 1973, making them about 52 years old. About 500 people named Davette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Davette most popular?
Davette peaked in 1968, reaching #2789 nationally. See the whole 1968 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Dawid to Davette
The story of Davette
David has no traditional feminine, and families in different places made their own. In Scotland they made Davina, which became a name of long standing there; elsewhere Davida appeared. American families reached for the -ette of Annette and Jeanette and made Davette. The record says nothing more about who first did it.
Meaning
beloved, through David
From David, Hebrew for beloved. Davette is an American feminine form.
How the name formed
- Dawid
- David
- Davette
Related forms: Davina · Davida
Pronouncing Davette
duh-VET
Stress on the second syllable.
Nicknames for Davette
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1946
- Most girls named
- 197124 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2789reached in 1968
- Change vs 1999
- 0.0%5 in 2003, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Davette in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Davina in Scottish — related form
- Davida in English — related form
Davettes among us
people named Davette are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Davette sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Its meaning, beloved, is clear and warm.
- It is rare, so she will seldom share it.
- Dave, the obvious short form, is a man's name.
- People may hear Corvette in it and make the joke.
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Frequently asked
- How many Davettes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Davette are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Davette in 2025?
- Davette is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Davette with classmates?
- Davette will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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