Recorded 1914–1979 Boys' name Peak 1960 406 births

Davied — boys' name

406 babies named Davied in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s651930s581940s861950s741960s801970s31
1940s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Davied was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

19 babies were named Davied in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Davied

The Social Security Administration has registered 406 babies named Davied between 1914 and 1979, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Davied currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Davied performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Davied shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Davied in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 406 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Davied at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

406

Since 1914

66 years of records

Peak year

1960

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1914

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 1979

Davied popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1914

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1960)
19
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
05101520 19791965195819491941193319251914 6

Davied by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
86 births that decade — 21% of Davied's all-time total
1910s121920s651930s581940s861950s741960s801970s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davied?
406 babies have been named Davied since 1914. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1960 with 19 births.
When was Davied most popular?
Davied was most popular in the 1940s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Davied been used?
Davied has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 66 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Davied?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.