Fun Facts About the Name Dava
- More than 1 thousand babies named Dava: U.S. records list 1,487 babies given the name Dava from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Dava Mean?
Dava is an English feminine given name, generally treated as a feminine variant of David. David comes from the Hebrew name Dāwīd (דָּוִד), traditionally explained as "beloved," from a root connected with love. The same parent name produced fuller feminine forms such as Davida and Davina; Dava is a shortened form in that group. The "beloved" sense is a customary interpretation of David's etymology, not a certain literal translation.
Dava Name History & Origins
David is the name of the biblical king of Israel, and its use spread through Jewish and Christian naming traditions before it became common in English. Feminine forms of David appeared in European languages, often by adding a feminine ending to the Hebrew name; Davida and Davina are the fuller examples. Dava belongs to that later English feminine use rather than to an independent ancient tradition. It has no separate scriptural narrative as a woman's name.
How Popular is the Name Dava?
Dava has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1954. Its best rank was #1,426 in 1954.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,473 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,850 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #15,748 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,366 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,455 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #12,763 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #12,802 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #8,398 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #13,245 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #8,571 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #15,040 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,452 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #12,503 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #12,457 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #12,577 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #10,253 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #9,690 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #15,608 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #13,353 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #11,880 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #11,570 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,530 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #15,942 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,895 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #10,590 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #5,423 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #4,874 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #6,478 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #6,035 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #8,288 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,722 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #5,326 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #5,229 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #5,898 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #4,274 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #3,413 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #5,670 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,223 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #4,312 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #5,616 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #3,583 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #3,922 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #4,188 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #4,185 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #2,945 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1978 | #2,878 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1977 | #2,348 | 38 | 0.0025% |
| 1976 | #2,558 | 31 | 0.0021% |
| 1975 | #3,183 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1974 | #2,847 | 25 | 0.0017% |
| 1973 | #2,579 | 28 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #2,141 | 36 | 0.0024% |
| 1971 | #2,882 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #2,022 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1969 | #2,033 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1968 | #2,098 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1967 | #2,015 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 1966 | #2,415 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1965 | #2,261 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1964 | #2,693 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1963 | #4,070 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,835 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1961 | #2,257 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1960 | #2,448 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1959 | #2,063 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1958 | #2,775 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #2,674 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1956 | #2,266 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1955 | #1,702 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1954 | #1,426 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 1953 | #1,712 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1952 | #2,946 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #2,135 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1950 | #3,480 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,230 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,728 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #2,661 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #2,766 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1945 | #3,448 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #3,770 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,294 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,818 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #3,646 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #3,859 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,981 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1937 | #2,988 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #4,465 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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You are strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. You have good business ability. You are a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities may bring you a position of authority and power. You are a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
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