Dayvon
Dayvon is an English-language masculine given name, often found among African Americans. Notable people with the given name include:King Von, American rapper
Meaning & Origin of Dayvon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dayvon is an English-language masculine given name, often found among African Americans. Notable people with the given name include:King Von, American rapper
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The Story of Dayvon
Dayvon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 81 Dayvons were born — ranking #1,884 that year. As of 2026, Dayvon ranks #2,461 for baby boys with 56 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Dayvons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dayvon
Dayvon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dayvon's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,421. Use the chart and map above to compare Dayvon'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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