How Many People Are Named Davy?
An estimated 2,468 people in the United States have the first name Davy. It is used for both genders, with 89.7% male. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Davy peaked in popularity in 1955 with 195 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Davy 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 Davy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,468
About 1 in 138,879 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
89.7% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1955
195 births
Total Registered
2,967
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Davy
Davy is predominantly male (89.7%), though 306 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Davy as a male name
Ranked #2,832 in 2024
45 male births in 2024
Peak: 1955 (195 births)
Davy as a female name
Ranked #5,975 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (34 births)
Davy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Davy span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 586 babies were registered. While Davy is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Davy by Decade
How has Davy 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.
Davy by State
Birth registrations for Davy span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kansas. On average, about 29 Davys were registered per state.
Davy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Davy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Davy
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Davy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Davy?
We estimate approximately 2,468 people named Davy 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 138,879 Americans share this first name.
Is Davy a common name?
Davy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,967 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Davy most popular?
Davy reached peak popularity in 1955, when 195 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Davy is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Davy a male name?
Davy is predominantly male. 89.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Davy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Davy Smith, Davy Johnson, Davy 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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