Given name & surname
Davin
“the beloved one”·“Beloved”·“darling”
Davin is a variant of Davina. In Scottish use, Davina carries the interpretation “the beloved one.” Davin 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
Davin is a variant of Davina. In Scottish use, Davina carries the interpretation “the beloved one.” Davin 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
Davin 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
Davin 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 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Davin 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
Davin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,980
- 10,636 boys · 344 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 454 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #2,687 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,687 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 53.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 441 in 2007. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,500 as a first name in 2020; 1,425 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.
Davin’s family of names
Davin has a related form in David. Davin has a related form in Davina.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Davin
- Sorn DavinCambodian taekwondo practitionerborn 1992
- Davin WhiteAmerican basketball player (born 1981)
- Davin JosephAmerican football playerborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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