Is Davy a boy or girl name?
Davy is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 20 girls and 45 boys were named Davy, so 30.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 10.3% of the 2,967 US babies named Davy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,832
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,975
- Babies named Davy since 1917
- 2,967
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 195 babies
Boys and girls named Davy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 148 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 586 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 410 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 458 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 257 | 40 | 13.5% |
| 1990s | 162 | 37 | 18.6% |
| 2000s | 135 | 16 | 10.6% |
| 2010s | 149 | 97 | 39.4% |
| 2020s | 148 | 116 | 43.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | #2,832 | 20 | #5,975 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,485 | 24 | #5,281 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,329 | 22 | #5,681 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,271 | 34 | #4,181 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,435 | 16 | #7,002 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,364 | 19 | #6,231 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,235 | 17 | #6,870 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,112 | 8 | #11,918 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,436 | 12 | #9,023 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,413 | 10 | #10,323 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,736 | 9 | #11,220 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,140 | 7 | #13,525 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,530 | 10 | #10,626 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,732 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,427 | 5 | #17,676 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,965 | 5 | #17,993 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,834 | 6 | #15,890 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,532 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,359 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,230 | 5 | #17,149 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,090 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,953 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,168 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,111 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,647 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,093 | 8 | #10,592 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,435 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,626 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,224 | 6 | #12,214 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,098 | 5 | #13,971 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,784 | 6 | #12,167 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,070 | 5 | #14,026 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,960 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,362 | 7 | #10,543 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,198 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,661 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,456 | 6 | #10,681 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,286 | 5 | #11,737 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,113 | 9 | #7,257 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,027 | 5 | #11,055 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,429 | 8 | #7,461 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,863 | 7 | #8,433 |
| 1981 | 34 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 44 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 41 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 55 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 54 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 51 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 48 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 57 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 43 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 35 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 34 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 48 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 49 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 48 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 48 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 61 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 54 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 92 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 195 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 32 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,881 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 23 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,234 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,519 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,156 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 30 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 25 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,336 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,495 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,451 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,117 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Davy reached #525 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #4,181 in 2021. 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 Davy
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.