boy's name

Davin

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 12,436

Northern Ireland

#423

2021 births

Davin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2007, when 454 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 69,070 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1949.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Davin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

3,686
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Davin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 5
1950s 87
1960s 386
1970s 1,121
1980s 1,352
1990s 1,629
2000s 3,686
2010s 2,304
2020s (to 2025) 410

How popular is Davin?

In 2025, Davin was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Davin is used

Northern Ireland #423 4 in 2021
Ireland #1,040 3 in 2025
Canada #1,793 12 in 2024
United States #2,707 48 in 2025
England & Wales #2,902 12 in 2025
France #6,732 5 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Davin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Davin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Davin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Davin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Davin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Davin

How popular is the name Davin?

In 2025, Davin was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Davin a girl's or a boy's name?

Davin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Davin?

Davin has 2 syllables.

When was Davin most popular?

Davin peaked in 2007, when 454 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Davin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Davin currently ranks #1,040 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.