Davin is a variant of Devin, an Irish surname name whose root damh means "stag" or "fawn", though many parents simply treat it as a fresh take on David, "beloved". It is also a Scandinavian form of the same Celtic name. Davin stood at number 747 in 2000, peaked at number 580 in 2007 and has fallen steadily since, slipping out of the top 1,000 and down to number 2,687 in 2025, with 48 births.