Dayvon is a modern American spelling of Davon or Devon; it blends the sound of David, Hebrew for "beloved", with the fashionable -von ending of Javon and Tavon, while Devon itself is an English county name. The spelling has been used in African American families since the 1990s. In the United States Dayvon ranked number 1856 in 2000, peaked at number 1747 in 2002, dropped far down the list and climbed back to number 2610 in 2025 with 50 boys.