Davyn
Masculine
Davyn is given to both — 604 boys and 74 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Davyn is a twenty-first-century name that sounds like Devin or Davin and carries Davy, the pet form of David, at its front. Davy's most famous American moment was a television craze that sold coonskin caps by the million.
How old is the name Davyn?
Davyn first appears in US birth records in 1993 — 32 years ago. The typical Davyn alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 600 people named Davyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Davyn most popular?
Davyn peaked in 2007, reaching #2602 nationally. See the whole 2007 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Davyn
When Disney broadcast its Davy Crockett episodes in 1954 and 1955, 'The Ballad of Davy Crockett' went to number one and American children wanted nothing but raccoon-tail caps; stores sold millions, and the price of raccoon pelts soared. Davyn keeps that friendly Davy and gives it the -n of Devin and Kevin. It is a new name with an old frontier echo.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Davyn may be Devin or Davin respelled, or a build on Davy; nothing records which.
Pronouncing Davyn
DAY-vin
Two syllables with the stress on the first; some families say DAV-in.
Nicknames for Davyn
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
- 1993
- Most boys named
- 200747 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2602reached in 2007
- Change vs 2022
- −33.3%6 in 2024, from 9
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.
Davyns among us
people named Davyn 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
Davyn 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
- Easy to say.
- Comes with Davy as a ready short form.
- Works for either child in the record.
- People will write Devin or Davin.
- Two pronunciations are common.
- Most children with this spelling are boys, but a real minority are girls; either may be taken for the other.
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Frequently asked
- How many Davyns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Davyn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Davyn in 2025?
- Davyn is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Davyn with classmates?
- Davyn 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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