Unisex name · since 1880

Davie

3,258 babies named Davie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,390 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,916 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,258
born since 1880
1950s
peak decade

3,258 babies have been named Davie since 1880, making it today's #8916 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Davie recorded 3,258 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #8916 nationally today, ahead of 36% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #2,390 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #8,916 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,258 born since 1880
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davie ranks #2,390 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,916 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,258 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.

#2,390 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#8,916 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,258
born since 1880
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%35.9%
Davie vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Davie's 3,258 recorded births place it above 94.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.

How Davie compares

3,258 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Davie's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Davie Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,258 369 358,536
Peak-year births 62 34 22,252

Davie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Davie's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Davie popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1955)
62
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
020406080 188019141930194619621978199420102025 8

Davie popularity over time - girls

1,119 total births recorded since 1892 (Davie as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 1,119 births
020406080 189219191932194519611986200720202025 68

Davie by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (491 births, 15% of the file).

1950s was Davie's strongest decade.

491 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.

Davie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 491 births (15% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Davie 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 Davie's total volume

Davie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -76, 5.2%-55, 4%-76, 4.2%-146, 3.2%-60, 5.7%-52, 6.3%-112, 6.1%-69, 4.3%-146, 2.2%-36, 10%-34, 7.7%-110, 4.9%-66, 4.6%-110, 5.1%-62, 3.2%Davie-146, 1.9%Davie
Davie vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Davie by state

Where Davie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Davie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
278 8.5%
#2 North Carolina
119 3.7%
#3 Texas
55 1.7%
#4 Alabama
43 1.3%
#5 Virginia
27 0.8%
#6 Georgia
25 0.8%
#7 California
21 0.6%
#8 Arkansas
16 0.5%
Mississippi share of Davie's total US births 8.5%
Even split

278 of 3,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Davie appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davie? ▼
Davie has been given to 3,258 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,390 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #8,916 of 13,930. 62 babies were born in 1955, its single highest year.
Where does Davie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davie ranks #2,390 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,916 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Davie most popular? ▼
Davie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 491 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Davie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Davie are Mississippi (278 births), North Carolina (119 births), Texas (55 births).
Is Davie a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Davie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 3,258 births, and as a girl's name it has 1,119 births.
How long has the name Davie been used? ▼
Davie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Davie? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include David, Dave, Davis, Davon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Davie's data

  • Davie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (491 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Mississippi records the most Davies (278 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Davie

Nearby Names Like Davie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Davie

David Boy
#35 3,676,654 births
Dave Boy
#2451 64,378 births
Davis Boy
#668 32,076 births
Davon Boy
#1983 13,396 births
Davion Boy
#1357 13,112 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Davie

Mal #8915
343 births · Peak 1950
Thad #8917
8,219 births · Peak 1967
Len #8914
4,514 births · Peak 1960
Barton #8918
9,371 births · Peak 1960
Alois #8913
2,525 births · Peak 1918
Ennis #8919
3,204 births · Peak 1922
Isom #8912
1,783 births · Peak 1920
Roe #8920
909 births · Peak 1916

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Davie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1880–2025 (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 Davie 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.