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Davell

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How to Pronounce Davell

Pronounced duh-VEL /dəˈvɛl/Low

Meaning: Davell pairs the popular Da- opening, seen in Davon and Davonte, with a -vell ending like Darnell and Montrell; it is a modern African American coinage built for sound rather than inherited meaning, with a distant echo of David.Low

In 30 seconds: Davell is a coined boy's name joining a Da- prefix to a -vell ending, said duh-VEL. It reached a small number of United States boys, mostly from the nineteen-seventies onward.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningDavell pairs the popular Da- opening, seen in Davon and Davonte, with a -vell ending like Darnell and Montrell; it is a modern African American coinage built for sound rather than inherited meaning, with a distant echo of David.
U.S. rank (2021)#12557 ↘ Falling
2021 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1993
Total births (all-time)≈ 299

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199319732021

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Davell belongs to this inventive family of names. It surfaced in the early nineteen-seventies and touched its modest high in the early nineteen-nineties.

It was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its peak. A boy named Davell then would be about thirty today. The name reads as a creative, rhythm-first coinage, with a faint nod to David in its opening.

Did you know? The Da- start it shares with Davon and Davonte was a highly productive building block in late-century African American naming, mixed and matched with endings like -vell, -rell, and -monte.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Davell — Coinage: Da- prefix plus -vell ending; distant echo of David

Variations

DavelDavelleDavon

Nicknames

DaveVell

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If you like Davell…

Davon— shares the Da- opening block
Darnell— a like-sounding -ell boy's name
Montrell— another -ell coinage of the era
Javell— a closely parallel coinage

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Davell mean?

It is a modern coined name joining the Da- prefix to a -vell ending, with a faint echo of David.

How do you pronounce Davell?

It is said duh-VEL /dəˈvɛl/, with the stress on the second syllable.

Is Davell a boy or girl name?

Davell is recorded as a boy's name.

How popular is Davell?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its height in the early nineteen-nineties.

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