Daviana
Feminine variation of the masculine name David, meaning "beloved".
Name Census estimates that about 810 living Americans carry the first name Daviana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Daviana today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daviana births was 2002 (46 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daviana. 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
810
~ 1 in 423,154 Americans
Peak year
2002
46 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,321
Tracked since 1989
Census
Daviana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 693 people with the first name Daviana, which placed it at #16,322 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
#16,322
National first-name rank
People counted
693
693 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
50.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daviana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daviana is Hispanic at 50.6%. The next largest groups are Black (33.6%) and White (9.1%). 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 Daviana 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 Daviana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino50.6% · 351
- Black or African American33.6% · 233
- White9.1% · 63
- Two or more races4.5% · 31
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5
Popularity
Daviana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daviana from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 334 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
Daviana 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 Daviana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Davianas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Daviana, while Utah, New York, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 15 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Daviana
The name Daviana is believed to have its origins in the Aramaic language, spoken in parts of the ancient Middle East during the first millennium BC. Linguists trace its roots to the Aramaic word "davi," meaning "beloved" or "cherished." This suggests that Daviana may have initially held connotations of being a treasured or cherished individual.
Aramaic was the lingua franca of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Persian Empire, and several ancient kingdoms in the region. As a result, names derived from Aramaic spread across a wide geographical area, including parts of modern-day Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey, and the Levant. The name Daviana likely emerged in one of these areas during the height of Aramaic's influence.
While there are no definitive records of the name's usage in ancient texts or religious scriptures, some historians speculate that it may have been borne by individuals in the region during the latter centuries of the first millennium BC and the early centuries of the first millennium AD.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Daviana was a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD. According to church records, she was executed in the city of Antioch (modern-day Turkey) during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Her martyrdom is commemorated by several Christian denominations.
Another notable figure was Daviana of Cordova, a 10th-century Spanish noblewoman and landowner in the city of Córdoba, which was then under Muslim rule. Records from the time indicate that she was a prominent figure in the city's social and cultural life.
In the 12th century, there was a Daviana who served as a lady-in-waiting to Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the most powerful and influential figures of the European Middle Ages. This Daviana is mentioned in several contemporary accounts and chronicles.
During the Renaissance, a Daviana Gonzaga, born in 1512, was a member of the noble Gonzaga family of Mantua, Italy. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support of various artists and writers of the time.
In the 17th century, Daviana Sforza was a notable figure in the Italian Wars of the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Born in 1490, she was a member of the powerful Sforza family that ruled over the Duchy of Milan and was married to a prominent military commander of the era.
People
Daviana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daviana 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
Daviana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daviana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 810 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daviana 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 423,154 US residents.
Is Daviana a common name?
We classify Daviana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 822 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daviana most popular?
The single biggest year for Daviana was 2002, when 46 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daviana is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daviana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 693 people with the name Daviana, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,322 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 Daviana 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 Daviana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daviana appears almost entirely female. Of the 693 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Daviana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daviana is Hispanic at 50.6%. The next largest groups are Black (33.6%) and White (9.1%). 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 Daviana most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Daviana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.6% (351 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 Daviana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daviana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daviana in the SSA data are female. 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 Daviana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daviana 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 Daviana 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 share the name Daviana?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.