Davie

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

⭐ Famous Davie

Davie Selke

German footballer (born 1995)

Choose Davie and your child shares a first name with Davie Selke, a German footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Davie, like who?” Davie Selke's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 23,641 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Davie, 68 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Davie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDavie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Davies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1894, when it reached #1,136.
• 📈Then vs nowDavie is 9.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 227,273 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 23,641.
• 🚀TrendDavie has climbed 1,441 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,564. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedDavie is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #605. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlDavie is given to both boys and girls: 89% of the 76 babies named Davie in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningDavie is a Scottish form of David, which means “beloved”.

About the name Davie

Davie is a girl name of Scottish origin meaning “beloved”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-vie”. US birth records list Davie for girls from 1892 to 2025, in 97 of those 134 years. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked #1,136 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,564, with 68 babies.

Origin:Scottish names