Davieon
A masculine name of unknown origin, potentially meaning "son of David".
Name Census estimates that about 320 living Americans carry the first name Davieon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Davieon today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Davieon births was 2006 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Davieon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
320
~ 1 in 1,071,107 Americans
Peak year
2006
22 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,632
Tracked since 1991
Census
Davieon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 240 people with the first name Davieon, which placed it at #34,133 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,133
National first-name rank
People counted
240
240 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Davieon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davieon is Black at 88.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.1%) and White (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Davieon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Davieon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.8% · 213
- Two or more races7.1% · 17
- White2.5% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino1.7% · 4
Popularity
Davieon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Davieon from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 163 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Davieon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Davieon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Davieon
The name Davieon has its origins in the ancient Gallic language spoken by Celtic tribes in what is now modern-day France and parts of Belgium. It is believed to have derived from the Proto-Celtic root word "dav-", meaning "to give" or "to offer". This suggests that the name may have initially been associated with generosity or the act of giving.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Davieon can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who documented the exploits of a Gallic chieftain bearing this name during the Gallic Wars of the 1st century BC. Tacitus described Davieon as a fierce warrior and skilled strategist who led his tribe in several battles against the invading Roman legions.
In the 5th century AD, a monk known as Davieon of Lérins is said to have played a pivotal role in the establishment of the monastic tradition on the island of Lérins, off the coast of present-day Cannes in France. His teachings and writings on asceticism and spiritual devotion were influential in shaping the development of Western monasticism.
During the Middle Ages, a notable figure named Davieon de Montfort was a prominent French nobleman and military leader. He was instrumental in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heretics in southern France in the early 13th century. Davieon de Montfort was known for his unwavering dedication to the Catholic Church and his ruthless suppression of those deemed heretical.
In the realm of literature, a character named Davieon features prominently in the 14th-century Middle English poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". In this Arthurian romance, Davieon is portrayed as a wise and trusted advisor to King Arthur, renowned for his counsel and loyalty.
During the Renaissance period, a prominent Italian painter named Davieon di Ser Piero d'Avannozzi, better known as Davieon d'Avannozzi, gained recognition for his fresco works in churches and palaces throughout central Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
People
Davieon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Davieon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Davieon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davieon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 320 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Davieon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,071,107 US residents.
Is Davieon a common name?
We classify Davieon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 324 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Davieon most popular?
The single biggest year for Davieon was 2006, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Davieon is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Davieon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 240 people with the name Davieon, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,133 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Davieon in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Davieon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Davieon leans strongly male. 231 people counted with this name were male (96.7%), compared with 8 female bearers (3.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Davieon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davieon is Black at 88.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (7.1%) and White (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Davieon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Davieon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.8% (213 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Davieon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Davieon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Davieon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Davieon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Davieon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Davieon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Davieon?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.