Where did the baby name Davenia come from in 1977?

Contestant Davenia on the TV game show "Second Chance" (May 1977)
Davenia on “Second Chance

This was a lucky find. While researching Press Your Luck contestant names for yesterday’s post, I found out that there was a Press Your Luck precursor called Second Chance that aired for a few months during 1977 (from March to July).

Only a handful of those 95 Second Chance episodes still exist, and there are currently only two on YouTube. But one of those two happens to feature a contestant with the unique name Davenia.

And you know what I found in the U.S. baby name data? Davenia!

  • 1979: unlisted
  • 1978: unlisted
  • 1977: 5 baby girls named Davenia [debut]
  • 1976: unlisted
  • 1975: unlisted

Not surprisingly, it debuted the very same year Second Chance was on the air. :)

What do you think of the name Davenia?

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