Davy

Boy name

Davy has been given to 3,008 babies in the U.S. since 1917. It peaked in 1955.

Meaning & origin /ˈdeɪvi/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,008

Peak year

1955 (195 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1917

10-year trend

▲ +70%

Gender split

11% girls / 89% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Davy.

3,012 babies since 1880

2,951 babies since 1886

2,936 babies since 1882

3,101 babies since 1913

3,103 babies since 1912

2,896 babies since 1945

3,146 babies since 1922

2,850 babies since 1882

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