Is Davey a boy or girl name?
Davey is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 32 boys were named Davey, so 34.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.5% of the 3,503 US babies named Davey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,527
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,674
- Babies named Davey since 1925
- 3,503
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 93 babies
Boys and girls named Davey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 233 | 5 | 2.1% |
| 1940s | 241 | 5 | 2% |
| 1950s | 559 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 498 | 6 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 465 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 302 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 372 | 5 | 1.3% |
| 2000s | 186 | 11 | 5.6% |
| 2010s | 197 | 59 | 23% |
| 2020s | 156 | 100 | 39.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | #3,527 | 17 | #6,674 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,808 | 18 | #6,475 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,351 | 23 | #5,502 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,596 | 26 | #4,993 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,665 | 16 | #7,001 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,515 | 14 | #7,838 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,390 | 10 | #9,991 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,207 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,817 | 14 | #8,096 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,324 | 8 | #12,122 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,105 | 6 | #15,042 |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,022 | 7 | #13,524 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,296 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,854 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,918 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,169 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,142 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,034 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,720 | 5 | #17,808 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,086 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,560 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,088 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,124 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,003 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,093 | 6 | #13,593 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,955 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 75 | #1,346 | 5 | #13,971 |
| 1993 | 72 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,684 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,112 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,454 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 38 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 36 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,439 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 38 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 41 | #1,310 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 47 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 51 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 39 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,072 | 6 | #6,159 |
| 1963 | 61 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 70 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 54 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 57 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 58 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 60 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 54 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 93 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 74 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 42 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 50 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 42 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 37 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,652 | 5 | #4,826 |
| 1942 | 18 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,709 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,487 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 26 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 45 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 54 | #911 | 5 | #4,704 |
| 1929 | 89 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,898 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,351 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Davey reached #655 in 1929. As a girl name, it reached #4,704 in 1930. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Davey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.