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01 / Meaning & origin
Davy is a masculine given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 3 other languages.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 20 girls (rank 5917). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Davy
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | 5 | 3,981 | observed |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,307 | observed |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | 5 | 4,347 | observed |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | 5 | 4,210 | observed |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | 25 | 1,443 | observed |
| 1930 | 30 | 1,299 | observed |
| 1931 | 18 | 1,693 | observed |
| 1932 | 13 | 2,101 | observed |
| 1933 | 16 | 1,770 | observed |
| 1934 | 13 | 2,022 | observed |
| 1935 | 12 | 2,127 | observed |
| 1936 | 10 | 2,301 | observed |
| 1937 | 12 | 2,088 | observed |
| 1938 | 9 | 2,479 | observed |
| 1939 | 15 | 1,795 | observed |
| 1940 | 20 | 1,519 | observed |
| 1941 | 11 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1942 | 17 | 1,730 | observed |
| 1943 | 16 | 1,833 | observed |
| 1944 | 11 | 2,195 | observed |
| 1945 | 9 | 2,393 | observed |
| 1946 | 16 | 1,813 | observed |
| 1947 | 23 | 1,555 | observed |
| 1948 | 24 | 1,487 | observed |
| 1949 | 16 | 1,872 | observed |
| 1950 | 26 | 1,434 | observed |
| 1951 | 22 | 1,598 | observed |
| 1952 | 26 | 1,485 | observed |
| 1953 | 30 | 1,378 | observed |
| 1954 | 32 | 1,333 | observed |
| 1955 | 195 | 525 | observed |
| 1956 | 92 | 770 | observed |
| 1957 | 54 | 1,029 | observed |
| 1958 | 61 | 969 | observed |
| 1959 | 48 | 1,117 | observed |
| 1960 | 48 | 1,131 | observed |
| 1961 | 49 | 1,121 | observed |
| 1962 | 48 | 1,108 | observed |
| 1963 | 34 | 1,338 | observed |
| 1964 | 35 | 1,327 | observed |
| 1965 | 26 | 1,513 | observed |
| 1966 | 22 | 1,650 | observed |
| 1967 | 43 | 1,132 | observed |
| 1968 | 57 | 968 | observed |
| 1969 | 48 | 1,124 | observed |
| 1970 | 46 | 1,222 | observed |
| 1971 | 51 | 1,150 | observed |
| 1972 | 54 | 1,107 | observed |
| 1973 | 55 | 1,093 | observed |
| 1974 | 46 | 1,229 | observed |
| 1975 | 39 | 1,407 | observed |
| 1976 | 45 | 1,320 | observed |
| 1977 | 53 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1978 | 41 | 1,452 | observed |
| 1979 | 28 | 1,903 | observed |
| 1980 | 44 | 1,432 | observed |
| 1981 | 34 | 1,695 | observed |
| 1982 | 30 | 1,850 | observed |
| 1983 | 20 | 2,408 | observed |
| 1984 | 10 | 3,925 | observed |
| 1985 | 28 | 2,019 | observed |
| 1986 | 27 | 2,096 | observed |
| 1987 | 25 | 2,272 | observed |
| 1988 | 24 | 2,437 | observed |
| 1989 | 15 | 3,618 | observed |
| 1990 | 19 | 3,166 | observed |
| 1991 | 18 | 3,325 | observed |
| 1992 | 15 | 3,920 | observed |
| 1993 | 22 | 3,042 | observed |
| 1994 | 17 | 3,751 | observed |
| 1995 | 15 | 4,052 | observed |
| 1996 | 15 | 4,185 | observed |
| 1997 | 19 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1998 | 9 | 6,314 | observed |
| 1999 | 13 | 5,035 | observed |
| 2000 | 12 | 5,588 | observed |
| 2001 | 11 | 6,013 | observed |
| 2002 | 9 | 7,055 | observed |
| 2003 | 12 | 5,877 | observed |
| 2004 | 10 | 6,976 | observed |
| 2005 | 10 | 7,096 | observed |
| 2006 | 16 | 5,303 | observed |
| 2007 | 21 | 4,493 | observed |
| 2008 | 15 | 5,767 | observed |
| 2009 | 19 | 4,922 | observed |
| 2010 | 13 | 6,359 | observed |
| 2011 | 15 | 5,675 | observed |
| 2012 | 16 | 5,482 | observed |
| 2013 | 11 | 7,026 | observed |
| 2014 | 20 | 4,702 | observed |
| 2015 | 13 | 6,324 | observed |
| 2016 | 13 | 6,349 | observed |
| 2017 | 14 | 6,060 | observed |
| 2018 | 11 | 7,136 | observed |
| 2019 | 23 | 4,337 | observed |
| 2020 | 33 | 3,344 | observed |
| 2021 | 24 | 4,247 | observed |
| 2022 | 24 | 4,303 | observed |
| 2023 | 24 | 4,343 | observed |
| 2024 | 45 | 2,835 | observed |
| 2025 | 19 | 5,045 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Davy” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Davy— “beloved”
The influence of eastern Christianity is traceable in the adoption of David in the Keltic Church. Early in the 6th century, a Welshman of princely birth (like almost all Welsh saints), by name David, or Dawfydd, lived in such sanctity at his bishopric of Menevia, that it has ever since been known as St. David’s, the principal Welsh see having been there transplanted from Caerleon in his time. Dewi was the vernacular alteration of his name, and the Church of Llan Dewi Brevi…
The influence of eastern Christianity is traceable in the adoption of David in the Keltic Church. Early in the 6th century, a Welshman of princely birth (like almost all Welsh saints), by name David, or Dawfydd, lived in such sanctity at his bishopric of Menevia, that it has ever since been known as St. David’s, the principal Welsh see having been there transplanted from Caerleon in his time. Dewi was the vernacular alteration of his name, and the Church of Llan Dewi Brevi commemorates a synod held by him against the Pelagians. Dafod, or Devi, thus grew popular in Wales, and when ap Devi ceased to be the distinction of the sons of David—Davy, Davis, and Davies became the surname, Taffy the contraction, and Tafline or Vida the feminine. The Keltic bishop was revered likewise in Scotland, and his name was conferred upon the third son of Malcolm Ceanmohr, the best sovereign whom Scotland ever possessed, and whom she deservedly canonized, although his Protestant descendant James VI. called him “a sore saint to the crown,” because of his large donations of land to the clergy—at that time the only orderly subjects in the country.…
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part I, Chapter III (Israelite Names), Section VI (David) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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