ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1954 First Year 2010 Last Year 1985 Peak Year #2804 Peak Rank 709 Total Count 48 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Davita What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. DaVita Inc., incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Denver, provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,657 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,500 patients, and 585 outpatient centers in 14 other countries serving 94,500 patients. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaVita) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaVita) 🏛️Origin & history The company was founded in 1979 as Medical Ambulatory Care, Inc., a subsidiary of National Medical Enterprises, Inc. (now Tenet Healthcare ). In August 1994, 70% of the company was acquired by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners in a leveraged buyout for $75.5 million, including a $10.5 million investment by DLJ. The company then changed its name to Total Renal Care Holdings, Inc. In October 1995, the company became a public company via an initial public offering , raising $107 million. By December 1996, DLJ had made a 386% return on its $10.5 million investment. [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Davita](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/DaVita_Inc_logo.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DaVita) 📖 ## The Story of Davita American parents first put Davita on the record books as a baby girl name in 1954, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 33 Davitas were born — ranking #2,804 that year. About 34% of every Davita on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Davita last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 709 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Davita Phonetically similar names — useful when Davita is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Davida](/davida) * [Devita](/devita) * [Devito](/devito) * [Davia](/davia) * Dvt * Dvd * Devotee * [Davina](/davina) * [Davide](/davide) * [Devia](/devia) * Devoto * Tvt Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Davita What does the name Davita mean? DaVita Inc., incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Denver, provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,657 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,500 patients, and 585 outpatient centers in 14 other countries serving 94,500 patients. How popular is Davita in 2026? In 2026, Davita ranks #12,274 among girls' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year. When was Davita most popular? Davita reached its peak popularity in 1985, ranking #2,804 that year with 33 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Davita most popular? Davita has historically been most popular in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Davita. Is Davita a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Davita is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Davita? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Davita include Janielle, Cassandre, Caris. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧JaniellePeak #2804](/janielle)[👧CassandrePeak #2804](/cassandre)[👧CarisPeak #2804](/caris)[👧DominiguePeak #2804](/dominigue)[👧ShardaiPeak #2804](/shardai)[👧BriasiaPeak #2804](/briasia)[👧AmilyaPeak #2804](/amilya)[👧ShaneikaPeak #2803](/shaneika) ## About the name Davita Davita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 709 births in the dataset. Davita's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #2,804\. Use the chart and map above to compare Davita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1985 → ](/year/1985) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.