Davarius
A masculine name potentially derived from the given name David and the surname suffix "-ius".
Name Census estimates that about 326 living Americans carry the first name Davarius. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Davarius today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Davarius births was 1999 (20 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Davarius. 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
326
~ 1 in 1,051,394 Americans
Peak year
1999
20 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,966
Tracked since 1985
Popularity
Davarius: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Davarius from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 135 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Davarius 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 Davarius during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Davarius' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Davarius
The name Davarius is believed to have its origins in the Late Latin name Davarus, which was derived from the Roman name Daverius. Daverius itself is thought to be a combination of the Latin words "davus" meaning "lord" and "verus" meaning "true." The name likely originated in the Roman Empire, sometime around the 3rd or 4th century AD.
While the name Davarius was not widely recorded in ancient texts or scriptures, there are some early references to variations of the name. The Roman historian Tacitus mentioned a soldier named Daverius Gallus in his work "Annals" from the 1st century AD. Additionally, an inscription found in Pompeii, dating back to the 1st century AD, mentions a man named Davarus Pompeianus.
The earliest recorded use of the name Davarius itself can be traced back to the 5th century AD, when a Gallo-Roman nobleman named Davarius Flavius was mentioned in a legal document from the region of Gaul.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Davarius:
1. Davarius Maximus (c. 420 - 489 AD) was a Roman general and statesman who served under the Western Roman Emperor Majorian.
2. Davarius Aurelius (c. 550 - 612 AD) was a Frankish scholar and poet known for his work "De Rerum Natura" (On the Nature of Things).
3. Davarius Benedictus (c. 1050 - 1120 AD) was an Italian monk and scholar who contributed to the preservation of classical literature during the Middle Ages.
4. Davarius Montanus (c. 1280 - 1348 AD) was a French philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Paris and wrote extensively on metaphysics.
5. Davarius Erasmus (1466 - 1536 AD) was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, humanist, and influential writer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest minds of his era.
While the name Davarius has fallen out of common use in modern times, its rich history and connections to Roman and medieval European cultures make it a unique and intriguing name with a fascinating backstory.
People
Davarius + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Davarius 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
Davarius: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davarius?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 326 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Davarius 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 1,051,394 US residents.
Is Davarius a common name?
We classify Davarius as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 332 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Davarius most popular?
The single biggest year for Davarius was 1999, when 20 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Davarius is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Davarius a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Davarius 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.
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.