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Davy

/ˈdeɪvi/ · 89% boys · 39 born in 2025

Davy has been given to about 3,008 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1955, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdeɪvi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,533
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Davy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1955 · 195
  • Born in 202539
  • All time3,008

How popular is Davy?

Its best year was 1955, when 195 babies were given the name, ranking 525th. The typical living American called Davy is about 50 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Davy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Danny0.72
  2. David0.64
  3. Dave0.64
  4. Davis0.64
  5. Darby0.64
  6. Davin0.64
  7. Daryl0.60
  8. Davie0.61

Middle names for Davy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Davy John0.77
  2. Davy Lee0.77
  3. Davy Bryce0.76
  4. Davy Ross0.76
  5. Davy Quinn0.76
  6. Davy Neal0.76

Sibling names for Davy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.87
  2. Georginasister · 0.83
  3. Rockybrother · 0.83
  4. Jolenesister · 0.81
  5. Aureliobrother · 0.81
  6. Colettesister · 0.81

Where Davy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Davy Anderson0.74
  2. Davy White0.72
  3. Davy Reyes0.72
  4. Davy Nguyen0.72
  5. Davy Moore0.72
  6. Davy Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Davy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Davy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.