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In the United States 0 20 40 60 80 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2009 per million babies of that sex 2,554 babies given this name since 1969 At its height in 2009, about 1 in 13,700 boys 98 babies in 2020 Names worth a look David Boy Hebrew Dawid, usually read as 'beloved'. Biblical · peak 1955 Tiffany Girl The medieval vernacular form of Greek Theophania 'manifestation of God', the name of the feast of Epiphany; girls… Middle Ages · peak 1988 Devin Boy From an Irish surname, Ó Damháin 'descendant of Damhán' (a diminutive of damh 'stag, ox'), and partly from the… Modern · peak 1995 Devon Boy From the English county name, from the Celtic tribal name Dumnonii, perhaps 'people of the land' or 'people of the… Modern · peak 1995 Dave Boy A short form of David, from Hebrew Dawid, usually explained as 'beloved'. Victorian · peak 1959 Daphne Girl From Greek daphnē 'laurel, bay tree'. Victorian · peak 1962 Davi Boy Portuguese form of David, from Hebrew, usually 'beloved'. Modern · peak 2020 Davide Boy From Hebrew Dawid, usually explained as 'beloved'. Modern Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.