Given name & surname
Davion
“Beloved”·“darling”·“the beloved one”
In English use, Davion is a diminutive of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest. Davion is a variant of Davian. In English use, Davian carries the interpretation “the beloved one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Davion is a diminutive of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest. Davion is a variant of Davian. In English use, Davian carries the interpretation “the beloved one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Davion is a diminutive of David. David is a Hebrew biblical name, although its precise Hebrew derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Davion is a diminutive of David. In English use, Davion is a diminutive 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.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
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. In English use, Davion is a diminutive 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
Davion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,328
- 13,112 boys · 216 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 656 babies
- 2025
- 139
- #1,353 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 139 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,353 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,454 as a first name in 2020; 104 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.
Davion’s family of names
In English usage, Davion is a diminutive of David. Davion has a related form in Davian. In English usage, Davion has a related form in Daveon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
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 Davion
- Davion MitchellAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
- Davion BerryAmerican basketball player (born 1991)
- Dave BluntsAmerican rapper and singer (born 2001)born 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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