Davon

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning beloved; a modern form of David.

Babies a year
164
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Davon by the numbers

Davon was given to 164 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 566 babies in 1994, making it a 1990s name.

Other names that come from David

Like Davon, each of these traces back to David: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Dawsonson of David2,068 in the US (2017)
  • Daxtonson of David; a modern patronymic form992 in the US (2017)
  • Davinabeloved; feminine form of David313 in the US (2017)
  • Dawsynson of David; invented respelling of Dawson201 in the US (2017)
  • Devontebeloved; a form of David, respelled with -onte suffix135 in the US (2017)
  • Dovidbeloved; variant spelling of David108 in the US (2017)
  • Dawudbeloved; form of David106 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Davia form of David; beloved18 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Davon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Damonto tame; loyal704 in the US (2017)
  • Devonfrom devonshire or the devon valley484 in the US (2017)
  • Davionbeloved; a form of david244 in the US (2017)
  • Davinbeloved; a form of David146 in the US (2017)
  • Daxonson of David; modern patronymic respelling of Daxson132 in the US (2017)
  • Davenbeloved; a modern form of David41 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Davon

Names that are said the same way as Davon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean love

Like Davon, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Davidbeloved10,133 in the US (2017)
  • Davisson of david or beloved616 in the US (2017)
  • Jedidiahbeloved of the lord357 in the US (2017)
  • Darwindear friend or beloved friend270 in the US (2017)
  • Darrelldear or beloved; from D'Arelle239 in the US (2017)
  • Davianbeloved; a form of David221 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Davon

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