Davy vs Dave

Side-by-side comparison of Davy and Dave - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Davy

Boy name · Rank #2843

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Name B

Dave

Boy name · Rank #2012

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Metric Davy Dave
Current Rank #2843 #2012
Total Births (all years) 2,682 64,378
Peak Year 1955 1959
Peak Year Births 195 3,308
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Davy Dave
1880s - 1,339
1890s - 1,281
1900s - 1,133
1910s 5 2,716
1920s 40 3,432
1930s 148 4,818
1940s 163 11,740
1950s 586 14,837
1960s 410 15,774
1970s 458 2,589
1980s 257 1,517
1990s 162 1,106
2000s 135 987
2010s 149 717
2020s 169 392

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Davy Dave
2014 20 77
2015 13 64
2016 13 55
2017 14 81
2018 11 76
2019 23 67
2020 33 72
2021 24 64
2022 24 60
2023 24 65
2024 45 76
2025 19 55

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2025.

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