Davina
Top 1000
About Davina
A Scottish favorite that could make it here thanks to its similarity to the word divine. It's the most popular of several feminizations of David used in Scotland, including Davida, Davinia and Davidina, which have less of a chance in the U.S. It reentered the US Top 1000 for the first time in two decades in 2016.
As of October 2026, Davina ranked #749 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #562 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #935.
Editor's take: The name Davina is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "little deer".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,276 | 188 | 105.2 |
| 2015 | #1,173 | 215 | 120.4 |
| 2016 | #982 | 273 | 154.1 |
| 2017 | #868 | 315 | 182.5 |
| 2018 | #725 | 392 | 230.4 |
| 2019 | #744 | 380 | 226.4 |
| 2020 | #630 | 460 | 284.6 |
| 2021 | #577 | 524 | 319.3 |
| 2022 | #562 | 540 | 329.2 |
| 2023 | #648 | 452 | 281.7 |
| 2024 | #647 | 452 | 279 |
| 2025 | #749 | 363 | 225.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Davinas
- Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte "Denny" Lewis
daughter of the Duke of Gloucester, in line to the British throne
- Davina Lucy Pascale McCall
English television presenter
- Davina Bussey
American R&B singer
- Davina Kotulski
American LGBT activist and author
- Davina Whitehouse (born Eileen Eliza Smith)
New Zealand actress
- Davina Sowers
American jazz/blues singer
- Davina Smith
Australian TV journalist
- Davina Sofi Azzi
daughter of Athena Massey & Tony Azzi
Davina in pop culture
- Davina Bat
character from TV series "The Worst Witch"
- Davina Claire
character from the TV series "The Originals"
- Davina Crestejo
minor character from TV's Dollhouse
- Davina Shackleton
character from TV's Waterloo Road
- Davina
character from TV series "Transparent"