Davy vs David

Side-by-side comparison of Davy and David - 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

David

Boy name · Rank #31

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Metric Davy David
Current Rank #2843 #31
Total Births (all years) 2,682 3,676,654
Peak Year 1955 1955
Peak Year Births 195 86,306
Peak Decade 1950s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Davy David
1880s - 7,569
1890s - 7,333
1900s - 8,619
1910s 5 43,853
1920s 40 88,736
1930s 148 164,701
1940s 163 426,372
1950s 586 769,963
1960s 410 733,953
1970s 458 445,704
1980s 257 383,687
1990s 162 253,711
2000s 135 180,098
2010s 149 116,740
2020s 169 45,615

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Davy David
2014 20 12,259
2015 13 11,838
2016 13 11,153
2017 14 10,244
2018 11 9,812
2019 23 8,989
2020 33 8,263
2021 24 7,940
2022 24 7,829
2023 24 7,420
2024 45 7,369
2025 19 6,794

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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