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
Census
Davarius in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 239 people with the first name Davarius, which placed it at #34,236 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
#34,236
National first-name rank
People counted
239
239 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
89.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Davarius
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davarius is Black at 89.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.6%) and Hispanic (3.8%). 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 Davarius 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 Davarius at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American89.5% · 214
- Two or more races4.6% · 11
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 9
- White1.3% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2
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.
How common was Davarius in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 239 people with the name Davarius, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,236 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 Davarius 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 Davarius?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Davarius appears almost entirely male. Of the 241 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Davarius?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Davarius is Black at 89.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.6%) and Hispanic (3.8%). 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 Davarius most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Davarius in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.5% (214 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 Davarius in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Davarius still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Davarius 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 Davarius 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 many people have the name Davarius?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Davarius at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.