Dava is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1954 and has since faded.
Dava is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,473 for girl births in the United States (and #25,669 across all names), given to 5 babies. Dava was first reported in SSA data in 1931 and peaked in 1954 (50 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #15,473 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #13,900 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #15,762 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,371 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #12,464 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #12,766 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #12,804 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #8,400 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,250 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #8,574 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #15,044 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #10,458 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #12,504 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #12,457 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,578 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #10,255 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #9,691 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #15,608 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #13,354 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #11,880 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #11,570 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | #7,530 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #15,943 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #6,895 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #10,589 |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | #5,423 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | #4,874 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #6,478 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #6,036 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,286 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #6,723 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #5,327 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #5,229 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | #5,898 |
| 1989 | 22 | — | #4,274 |
| 1988 | 28 | — | #3,413 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | #5,671 |
| 1986 | 19 | — | #4,223 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #4,312 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,616 |
| 1983 | 22 | — | #3,584 |
| 1982 | 20 | — | #3,922 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #4,188 |
| 1980 | 18 | — | #4,184 |
| 1979 | 29 | — | #2,945 |
| 1978 | 28 | — | #2,878 |
| 1977 | 38 | — | #2,348 |
| 1976 | 31 | — | #2,558 |
| 1975 | 22 | — | #3,183 |
| 1974 | 25 | — | #2,847 |
| 1973 | 28 | — | #2,579 |
| 1972 | 36 | — | #2,141 |
| 1971 | 24 | — | #2,882 |
| 1970 | 41 | — | #2,023 |
| 1969 | 38 | — | #2,033 |
| 1968 | 33 | — | #2,098 |
| 1967 | 34 | — | #2,016 |
| 1966 | 25 | — | #2,414 |
| 1965 | 28 | — | #2,261 |
| 1964 | 22 | — | #2,693 |
| 1963 | 11 | — | #4,069 |
| 1962 | 19 | — | #2,835 |
| 1961 | 28 | — | #2,257 |
| 1960 | 24 | — | #2,449 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | #2,063 |
| 1958 | 18 | — | #2,774 |
| 1957 | 19 | — | #2,674 |
| 1956 | 24 | — | #2,266 |
| 1955 | 37 | — | #1,702 |
| 1954 | 50 | — | #1,426 |
| 1953 | 34 | — | #1,712 |
| 1952 | 14 | — | #2,946 |
| 1951 | 22 | — | #2,135 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #3,480 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #3,230 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | #2,728 |
| 1947 | 15 | — | #2,661 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | #2,766 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | #3,448 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #3,770 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #3,294 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,818 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #3,646 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | #3,859 |
| 1938 | 9 | — | #2,981 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #2,988 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,465 |