How Many People Are Named Davey?
An estimated 2,822 people in the United States have the first name Davey. It is predominantly male (94.5%). The average bearer is 44 years old, and Davey peaked in popularity in 1955 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Davey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Davey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,822
About 1 in 121,458 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.5% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1955
93 births
Total Registered
3,503
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Davey
Davey is predominantly male (94.5%), though 191 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Davey as a male name
Ranked #3,527 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 1955 (93 births)
Davey as a female name
Ranked #6,674 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (26 births)
Davey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Davey span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 559 babies were registered. While Davey is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Davey by Decade
How has Davey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Davey by State
Birth registrations for Davey span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, North Carolina. The lowest are in West Virginia, Mississippi, Kansas. On average, about 36 Daveys were registered per state.
Davey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Davey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Davey
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Davey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davey?
We estimate approximately 2,822 people named Davey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 121,458 Americans share this first name.
Is Davey a common name?
Davey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,503 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Davey most popular?
Davey reached peak popularity in 1955, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Davey is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Davey a male name?
Davey is predominantly male. 94.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Davey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Davey Smith, Davey Johnson, Davey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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