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Davin

Boy · DAV-in · Irish

Davin is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little stag”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 2,676th for boys in the US (48 babies).

What does Davin mean?

Irish: from Irish Daimhín; also a blend of David and Devin

“little stag”

Maurice Davin, a champion athlete, was a founder and the first president of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884.

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

Davin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 8 boys in the UK and 48 boys in the US.

How popular is Davin in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,742among boys
Babies in 2025
8about 1 in 37,000 boys
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 118% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Davin, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 18 boys. 4 girls were also named Davin in 2025 (4,935th for girls).

Half of all the boys named Davin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 33% of the babies named Davin in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 18 in 20052025
Davin in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20258#2,742
20247#3,003
20239#2,468
20226#3,219
202113#1,876
20204#4,025
20194#4,126
20183#4,959
20175#3,608
20168#2,690
201510#2,260
20148#2,593
20130–
201213#1,850
20110–
201010#2,141
20094#3,909
20089#2,212
20070–
20060–
200518#1,216
20044#3,147
20030–
20029#1,594
20016#2,049
20000–
19997#1,749
19983#3,021
19974#2,438
19964#2,442

How popular is Davin in the US?

Rank in 2025
#2,676among boys
Babies in 2025
48about 1 in 36,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 56% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 48 boys in the US were named Davin, making it the 2,676th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,634th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 441 boys. It first appears in the records in 1949.

Half of all the boys named Davin in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.

1949Busiest: 441 in 20072025
Davin in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202548#2,676
202446#2,789
202358#2,361
202266#2,190
202194#1,721
202098#1,634
2019105#1,582
2018139#1,305
2017148#1,236
2016183#1,077
2015216#955
2014232#921
2013268#813
2012296#769
2011345#684
2010343#685
2009393#637
2008424#593
2007441#580
2006404#600
2005384#589
2004373#592
2003375#584
2002311#631
2001260#691
2000227#746
1999195#784
1998176#832
1997178#816
1996151#891
1995148#900
1994154#861
1993135#922
1992156#842
1991135#900
1990116#966
1989119#929
1988129#835
1987116#865
1986117#835
1985122#804
1984140#735
1983135#743
1982120#807
1981124#783
1980140#741
1979167#660
1978150#683
1977141#717
1976120#756
197588#882
197481#898
197388#843
197269#976
197186#877
197090#848
196962#972
196847#1,083
196740#1,180
196646#1,090
196554#1,000
196434#1,349
196325#1,584
196223#1,668
196122#1,730
196028#1,522
195917#1,973
195813#2,263
19576#3,550
19567#3,214
195518#1,844
19548#2,940
195312#2,286
19526#3,370
19510–
19500–
19495#3,688

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