Masculine dossier · first seen 1917
Davy
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1955
Peak births
195
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Davy
How many people are named Davy?
An estimated 2,030 living Americans are named Davy.
How rare is Davy?
Davy is very rare among babies today, with 19 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 90.3% from its 1955 peak.
How old is the typical Davy?
The median age of a living American named Davy is approximately 51 years, with most bearers falling between 31 and 64 years old.
Is Davy still popular?
Yes — Davy is currently rising in popularity, with 19 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Davy most common?
Davy has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 1.6× more often than the national baseline.
1917Peak 19552025
Peak year
1955
Decline from peak
90.3%
2025
19
All-time
2,682
Where it lives now
Davy is most concentrated in Texas — about 1.6× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Davy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.