Davey Boy & girl
How popular is Davey?
#3,378 boy name in 2025
34 baby boys were named Davey in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name. Another 31 girls got the name (#4,459 for girls).
Davey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,378 for boys (▲ 144 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 34 boys, 31 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,293 in 2015, #3,650 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1955 (93 boys) |
| Highest rank | #655 in 1929 |
| First recorded | 1925 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 61% boys, 39% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Davey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Davi family of names ranked #1,074 for boys in 2025 (#967 the year before), with 171 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Davey is most popular
Babies named Davey per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (28 boys)
Davey by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 103 | #655 |
| 1930s | 233 | #909 |
| 1940s | 241 | #984 |
| 1950s | 559 | #755 |
| 1960s | 498 | #906 |
| 1970s | 465 | #1,080 |
| 1980s | 302 | #1,547 |
| 1990s | 372 | #1,335 |
| 2000s | 186 | #3,091 |
| 2010s | 197 | #3,893 |
| 2020s | 190 | #3,342 |
Boy names about as popular as Davey
Questions
- Is Davey a boy or girl name?
- Davey is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 61% of babies named Davey were boys and 39% were girls.
- How popular is the name Davey?
- 34 baby boys were named Davey in the US in 2025, making it the 3378th most popular boy name. Another 31 girls got the name (#4,459 for girls).
- When was Davey most popular?
- Davey peaked in 1955, when 93 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #655 in 1929.
- How many people are named Davey?
- 3,568 babies have been named Davey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,811 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 46.
- Where is Davey most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Davey was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.