Davey
Davey was the 3394th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 655th; the most babies were born in 1955 (93). Over the last ten years it has moved up 930 places. More babies were named Davey in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,394 boys, up 273 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- 42% girls, 58% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195593 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,568babies recorded
Davey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,477 | #3,394 | 31 | 34 |
| 2020 | #7,005 | #3,667 | 16 | 29 |
| 2010 | — | #3,918 | — | 26 |
| 2000 | #13,593 | #5,093 | 6 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | #3,080 | — | 20 |
| 1980 | — | #1,551 | — | 39 |
| 1970 | — | #1,082 | — | 57 |
| 1960 | — | #1,018 | — | 57 |
| 1950 | — | #1,089 | — | 42 |
| 1940 | — | #2,709 | — | 8 |
| 1930 | #4,703 | #911 | 5 | 54 |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Davey, counting every spelling?
Davey is the most common spelling of a name family that had 53 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 53 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davey | 34 | #3,394 | 161 |
| Davy | 19 | #5,078 | 136 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Davey?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Davey (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Davey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Davey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Davey?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Davey are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 29 and 64. That makes Davey mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Davey by state
How common Davey was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Davey: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Davey, they share its era and feel.
Davey is also a nickname for David.
Questions about the name Davey
How popular is the name Davey?
Davey was the 3394th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1929, when it ranked 655th; the most babies were born in 1955 (93). Over the last ten years it has moved up 930 places. More babies were named Davey in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Davey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 42% girls, 58% boys given the name Davey in the US.
Where is Davey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Davey was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys).