Is Davy a boy or girl name?

Davy is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,008 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.8% were girls and 89.2% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

Name Legacy

Davy

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Davy was most popular in 1955, when 195 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,176 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,632, with 39 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,008 people named Davy.

Davy over time

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

Is Davy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Davy is mostly a boy’s name — 10.8% of the 3,008 Americans given it were girls and 89.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 46% girls and 54% 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 Davy

Where Davy 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