Davy Boy & girl
How popular is Davy?
#5,044 boy name in 2025
19 baby boys were named Davy in the US in 2025, making it the 5044th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
Davy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,044 for boys (▼ 2209 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 19 boys, 20 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #3,342 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1955 (195 boys) |
| Highest rank | #524 in 1955 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 55% boys, 45% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Davy 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 Davy is most popular
Babies named Davy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (15 boys)
Davy by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,980 |
| 1920s | 40 | #1,443 |
| 1930s | 148 | #1,299 |
| 1940s | 163 | #1,486 |
| 1950s | 586 | #524 |
| 1960s | 410 | #968 |
| 1970s | 458 | #1,093 |
| 1980s | 257 | #1,432 |
| 1990s | 162 | #3,036 |
| 2000s | 135 | #4,491 |
| 2010s | 149 | #4,333 |
| 2020s | 169 | #2,835 |
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Questions
- Is Davy a boy or girl name?
- Davy is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 55% of babies named Davy were boys and 45% were girls.
- How popular is the name Davy?
- 19 baby boys were named Davy in the US in 2025, making it the 5044th most popular boy name. Another 20 girls got the name (#5,916 for girls).
- When was Davy most popular?
- Davy peaked in 1955, when 195 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #524 in 1955.
- How many people are named Davy?
- 3,008 babies have been named Davy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,444 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.
- Where is Davy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Davy was most common in Texas, 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.