Is Davey a boy or girl name?

Davey is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,568 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.2% were girls and 93.8% were boys.

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Davey

Recorded 1925–2025 · United States

Davey was most popular in 1955, when 93 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,745 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,676, with 65 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,568 people named Davey.

Davey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Davey’s peak in 1955. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Davey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Davey is mostly a boy’s name — 6.2% of the 3,568 Americans given it were girls and 93.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 39% girls and 61% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Davey

Where Davey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org