Davey

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A few things about Davey you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Davey

Davey Havok

American singer

Choose Davey and your child shares a first name with Davey Havok, an American singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Davey, like who?” Davey Havok's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 51,813 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Davey, 31 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Davey would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDavey first shows up in US birth records in 1925, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 100 years since.
• 🏆Best yearDavey is at its all-time high right now: #4,460 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowDavey is 5.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 303,030 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 51,813.
• 🚀TrendDavey has climbed 2,463 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #4,460. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlDavey is given to both boys and girls: 52% of the 65 babies named Davey in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningDavey is an English form of David, which means “beloved”.

About the name Davey

Davey is a girl name of Scottish origin meaning “beloved”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-vey”. US birth records list Davey for girls from 1930 to 2025, in 18 of those 96 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #4,460 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,460, with 31 babies.

Origin:Scottish names