Daven
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-ven
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,847 for boys
Daven is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Daven mean?
Modern: blend of Dave and -en, or a form of Davin or Devon
In Yiddish, daven means to pray, a word used in many Jewish communities.
Is Daven a girl's or a boy's name?
Daven is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Daven in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Daven, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 104 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the boys named Daven in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 boys in the US were given Daven or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,443, up from #3,847 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 40% of the babies named Daven in the US in 1978, and 5% in 2007.
Daven in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,053 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,298 |
| 2012 | 65 | #2,090 |
| 2011 | 73 | #1,904 |
| 2010 | 79 | #1,833 |
| 2009 | 83 | #1,796 |
| 2008 | 85 | #1,760 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,516 |
| 2006 | 96 | #1,543 |
| 2005 | 93 | #1,523 |
| 2004 | 86 | #1,539 |
| 2003 | 78 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 87 | #1,456 |
| 2001 | 69 | #1,673 |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,677 |
| 1999 | 67 | #1,601 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,009 |
| 1997 | 55 | #1,750 |
| 1996 | 59 | #1,635 |
| 1995 | 55 | #1,643 |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,603 |
| 1993 | 50 | #1,716 |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,745 |
| 1991 | 48 | #1,693 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,886 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,192 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,211 |
| 1986 | 25 | #2,224 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,915 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
Nicknames for Daven
- Dave 11 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Daven
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Brayden Keegan Declan Aiden Deacon Braylen Devin Braden Rayden Brecken Brody
Other spellings of Daven
Names related to Daven
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Daven: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/daven, updated 20 October 2026.