Davone
Masculine
Davone is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 568 boys against 15 girls since 1880.
Davone is a two-syllable name close to Davon and Devon, with a final e that makes it look Italian. It has been given almost entirely to boys.
How old is the name Davone?
Davone first appears in US birth records in 1975 — 50 years ago. The typical Davone alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 500 people named Davone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Davone most popular?
Davone peaked in 1990, reaching #2373 nationally. See the whole 1990 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Davone
To an Italian eye, Davone looks like a word with the ending -one, which in Italian makes things bigger: a portone is a great door, a minestrone a big, hearty soup, a nasone a large nose. Davone has no Italian history, but the ending suits a name meant to be said with some weight. It is a modern American name with an Italian shape, strong at the start and rounded at the end.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Davone. It sits among Davon, Devon and Devonne, and no record says which, if any, it was built from.
Pronouncing Davone
duh-VAHN
Stress on the second syllable; the final e is silent.
Nicknames for Davone
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
- 1975
- Most boys named
- 199331 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2373reached in 1990
- Change vs 2020
- −16.7%5 in 2022, from 6
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.
Davones among us
people named Davone 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
Davone 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
- It has a strong, clear sound.
- Von and Dav give two short forms.
- People will write Davon or Devon, and some will say it in three syllables.
- A very few girls have been given it; for them it will read as a boy's name almost everywhere.
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Frequently asked
- How many Davones 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 Davone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Davone in 2025?
- Davone is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Davone with classmates?
- Davone will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More D names
The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
David#35 · Daniel#22 · Donald#690 · Dennis#707 · Douglas#807 · Dylan#41 · Danny#628 · Dale#1409
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