Unisex name · since 1925
Davey
Davey has 3,346 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,393 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,346
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Davey is the #3393 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,346 recorded since 1925.
Davey has 3,346 recorded births among boys since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3393 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #2,354 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,393 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,346 born since 1925
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davey ranks #2,354 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,393 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,346 born since 1925, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,354 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,393 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,346
- born since 1925
- 1950s
- peak decade
Davey's 3,346 recorded births place it above 94.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Davey compares
3,346 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Davey's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,346 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 34 | 22,252 |
Davey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Davey's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 93, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Davey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1955)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Davey popularity over time - girls
222 total births recorded since 1930 (Davey as girls' name)
Davey by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (559 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Davey's strongest decade.
559 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Davey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 103
1920s
103 births
- 1930s
1930s
233 births
- 1940s
1940s
241 births
- 1950s
1950s
559 births
- 1960s
1960s
498 births
- 1970s
1970s
465 births
- 1980s
1980s
302 births
- 1990s
1990s
372 births
- 2000s 186
2000s
186 births
- 2010s 197
2010s
197 births
- 2020s 190
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 559 births (17% of all-time use).
How Davey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Davey's total volume
Davey by state
Where Davey concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 169 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 121 | 3.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 83 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 61 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 38 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 30 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 27 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 26 | 0.8% |
169 of 3,346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Davey appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Davey's data
- Davey's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (559 total births) through the 2020s (190) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Daveys (169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Davey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~100 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1925–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Davey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.