Given name & surname
Davian
“the beloved one”·“Beloved”·“darling”
Davian is a form 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
In English use, Davian carries the interpretation “the beloved one.” Davian is a form of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Davian is used as a form of David. Davian is a form 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.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Davian is a form 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.
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Davian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,820
- 6,715 boys · 105 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 378 babies
- 2025
- 137
- #1,363 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 137 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,363 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 378 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,729 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Davian’s family of names
Davian is a form of David. Davian has a related form in Davion. Davian has a related form in Daveon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Davionvariant
- Daveonvariant
- Davienvariant
- Daveanvariant
- Davyonvariant
- Davyanvariant
- Davyenvariant
- Daviannlikely variant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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