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Davey

Boy

Meaning of Davey: English: 'beloved'

Davey is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2145th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2145

65 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,568

First recorded 1925 · peak 1955

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 36 babies1982: 38 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 20 babies1985: 26 babies1986: 27 babies1987: 26 babies1988: 29 babies1989: 33 babies1990: 20 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 26 babies1993: 72 babies1994: 80 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 20 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 14 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 26 babies20102011: 19 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 31 babies2016: 34 babies2017: 11 babies2018: 33 babies2019: 36 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 57 babies2022: 58 babies2023: 47 babies2024: 49 babies2025: 65 babies
US babies named Davey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 80.

Gender split

94% boys · 6% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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