Davana
Davana is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one described species, Davana phalantalis. The identity of this species is unknown, since the type is lost.
Meaning & Origin of Davana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Davana is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one described species, Davana phalantalis. The identity of this species is unknown, since the type is lost.
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The Story of Davana
The earliest SSA record of Davana as a baby girl name dates back to 1971, when 5 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Davana — #7,679 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Davana on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Davana last appeared in the published SSA data in 2003, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 44 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Davana
Davana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Davana's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #7,679. Use the chart and map above to compare Davana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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