Davine
Robert Davine was an internationally recognized American concert accordionist and Professor of Accordion and Music Theory at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. As the chairman of the Department of Accordion for three decades, he is credited with establishing one of the few collegiate academic programs in advanced accordion studies offered in the United States during the 1950s.
Meaning & Origin of Davine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Robert Davine was an internationally recognized American concert accordionist and Professor of Accordion and Music Theory at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. As the chairman of the Department of Accordion for three decades, he is credited with establishing one of the few collegiate academic programs in advanced accordion studies offered in the United States during the 1950s.
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The Story of Davine
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Davine as a girl name dates back to 1937, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Davine — #9,379 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Davine on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Davine last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 365 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Davine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 10 births, good for #5,096 nationwide. About 52% of every Davine on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Davine last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 96 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Davine
Davine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 365 births in the dataset. Davine's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #9,379. Use the chart and map above to compare Davine'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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