Davin
Masculine · “beloved”
Davin is given to both — 10,636 boys and 344 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Davin may be a form of David — beloved — or the Irish Ó Daimhín, from damh, a stag or an ox.
How old is the name Davin?
Davin first appears in US birth records in 1949 — 76 years ago. The typical Davin alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 10,500 people named Davin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Davin most popular?
Davin peaked in 2007, reaching #580 nationally. Today it ranks #2676, 2,096 places below that high. See the whole 2007 chart.
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Where it comes from
From damh to Davin
The story of Davin
Ó Daimhín was an Irish sept of Fermanagh, and damh names a stag or an ox — Irish naming used both animals. Separately, David is generally read as beloved. Both routes reach American records, where Davin is in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
beloved; little stag
Two routes. A modern extension of David, from the Hebrew generally read as 'beloved'. Or the Irish Ó Daimhín, from damh, 'stag' or 'ox', with a diminutive. Both are genuine and neither dominates for American use.
How the name formed
- damh
- Ó Daimhín
- Davin
Related forms: Ó Daimhín · David · Devin
Pronouncing Davin
DAY-vin
Two syllables, stress on the first. Some bearers say DAV-in with a short first vowel.
Nicknames for Davin
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
- 1949
- Most boys named
- 2007441 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #580reached in 2007
- Change vs 2023
- −17.2%48 in 2025, from 58
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.
Davin in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ó Daimhín in Irish — related form
- David in English — related form
- Devin in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.
Davins among us
people named Davin are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 35,585 born in 2025 was named Davin
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Gregorio test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Davin's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Gregorio climbed just as high around 1929, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Gregorio's path sketches the road Davin is walking now.
Davin sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Davin is headed
Davin is easing off slowly — about 31% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Davin beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Davin in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The little-stag meaning is concrete where the Irish route holds.
- Vin is available as a short form with a real record.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- The origin is genuinely split between two routes.
- Devin and Davin are close enough to confuse.
- The first vowel splits between two readings.
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Davin
Masculine · #2676 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Davins are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 10,500 people named Davin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Davin in 2025?
- Davin ranks #2676 among US boy names in 2025, with 48 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Davin?
- About 1 in every 35,585 US boys born in 2025 was named Davin — 48 in all.
- Will my child share the name Davin with classmates?
- Davin will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Davin
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