Given name & surname
Daven
“Beloved”·“darling”
Daven is a variant of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daven is a variant of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Daven is a variant of David. David is a Hebrew biblical name, although its precise Hebrew derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Daven is a variant of David. The shared background comes through David: One explanation connects David with a Hebrew nursery word meaning “darling.” This remains a proposed derivation rather than an established breakdown into separate elements.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Daven is a variant of David. The history of David gives this family its wider story. The biblical David is remembered as the young challenger of Goliath and later king of Israel. In Britain, the patron saint of Wales and two medieval Scottish kings gave the name further local associations.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Daven through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,635
- 2,543 boys · 92 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 109 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,865 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,865 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 104 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,265 as a first name in 2020; 131 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Daven, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“the beloved one”
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Davian
“the beloved one” · “Beloved”
>99% boys
Davyon
“the beloved one”
>99% boys
Daveun
“the beloved one”
>99% boys
Davyan
“the beloved one”
>99% boys