Unisex name · since 1917

Davy

2,682 babies named Davy in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,739 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,066 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,682
born since 1917
1950s
peak decade

Davy currently ranks #5066 among unisex names in America, with 2,682 babies recorded since 1917.

Social Security Administration records show Davy recorded 2,682 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #5066 nationally today, ahead of 64% 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 1917 to 2025.

  • #2,739 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,066 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,682 born since 1917
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davy ranks #2,739 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,066 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,682 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.

#2,739 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,066 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,682
born since 1917
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%63.6%
Davy vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Davy's 2,682 recorded births place it above 93.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Davy compares

2,682 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Davy's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Davy Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,682 369 358,536
Peak-year births 195 34 22,252

Davy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Davy's full recorded timeline at 1975, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 195 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Davy popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1955)
195
Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
050100150200250 191719381951196419771990200320162025 19

Davy popularity over time - girls

326 total births recorded since 1982 (Davy as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 326 births
010203040 198219871994200520122016202020242025 20

Davy by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (586 births, 22% of the file).

1950s was Davy's strongest decade.

586 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Davy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 586 births (22% of all-time use).

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

How Davy 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 Davy's total volume

Davy vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 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 -77, 2.8%-51, 6.9%-113, 5.8%-63, 3.1%-33, 7.6%-28, 6.4%-24, 7.8%-133, 7.6%-56, 7.9%-111, 5.5%-54, 4.9%-52, 5.4%-56, 4.6%-50, 4.9%-144, 6.8%Davy-109, 7.3%Davy
Davy vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Davy by state

Where Davy concentrates geographically, total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Davy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
195 7.3%
#2 California
105 3.9%
#3 North Carolina
41 1.5%
#4 Louisiana
27 1.0%
#5 Georgia
24 0.9%
#6 Tennessee
21 0.8%
#7 Illinois
20 0.7%
#8 Alabama
17 0.6%
Texas share of Davy's total US births 7.3%
Even split

195 of 2,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Davy appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Davy? ▼
Davy has been given to 2,682 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,739 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #5,066 of 13,930. 195 babies were born in 1955, its single highest year.
Where does Davy sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davy ranks #2,739 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,066 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 Davy most popular? ▼
Davy was most popular in the 1950s decade with 586 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Davy most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Davy are Texas (195 births), California (105 births), North Carolina (41 births).
Is Davy a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Davy is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 2,682 births, and as a girl's name it has 326 births.
How long has the name Davy been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Davy since 1917 -- 109 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Davy? ▼
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 Davy's data

  • Davy's decade-level peak was the 1950s (586 total births); usage has since declined to 169 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Davys (195 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Davy

Nearby Names Like Davy

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

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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Davy: 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, 1917–2025 (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 Davy 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.