Given name
Davonna
“the beloved one”
Davonna is a variant of Davina. In Scottish use, Davina carries the interpretation “the beloved one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Davonna is a variant of Davina. In Scottish use, Davina carries the interpretation “the beloved one.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Davonna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 974
- 0 boys · 974 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −72%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 53 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 730 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.
Davonna’s family of names
Davonna has a related form in Davina.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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