Davey is an uncommon variant of Dave that peaked in 1955 and has grown less common since.
Davey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,394 among boys (34) and #4,477 among girls (31) — overall #4,696 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | #4,477 | #3,394 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | #6,700 | #3,538 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | #6,481 | #3,816 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | #5,507 | #3,352 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | #4,994 | #3,597 |
| 2020 | 45 | 45 | #7,005 | #3,667 |
| 2019 | 36 | 36 | #7,841 | #4,516 |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #9,995 | #4,392 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,209 |
| 2016 | 34 | 34 | #8,099 | #4,819 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #12,124 | #4,324 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | #15,046 | #5,106 |
| 2013 | 25 | 25 | #13,525 | #5,024 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,297 |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,855 |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,918 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,169 |
| 2008 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,143 |
| 2007 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,034 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | #17,809 | #4,720 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,086 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,560 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,089 |
| 2002 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,124 |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,003 |
| 2000 | 20 | 20 | #13,593 | #5,093 |
| 1999 | 28 | 28 | — | #2,955 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,115 |
| 1997 | 34 | — | — | #2,411 |
| 1996 | 32 | — | — | #2,452 |
| 1995 | 34 | — | — | #2,310 |
| 1994 | 80 | — | #13,971 | #1,346 |
| 1993 | 72 | — | — | #1,345 |
| 1992 | 26 | — | — | #2,684 |
| 1991 | 26 | — | — | #2,620 |
| 1990 | 20 | — | — | #3,080 |
| 1989 | 33 | — | — | #2,114 |
| 1988 | 29 | — | — | #2,155 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1986 | 27 | — | — | #2,112 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | — | #2,129 |
| 1984 | 20 | — | — | #2,454 |
| 1983 | 28 | — | — | #1,911 |
| 1982 | 38 | — | — | #1,602 |
| 1981 | 36 | — | — | #1,642 |
| 1980 | 39 | — | — | #1,551 |
| 1979 | 42 | — | — | #1,439 |
| 1978 | 59 | — | — | #1,153 |
| 1977 | 49 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1976 | 50 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1975 | 34 | — | — | #1,536 |
| 1974 | 38 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1973 | 53 | — | — | #1,128 |
| 1972 | 42 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1971 | 41 | — | — | #1,310 |
| 1970 | 57 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1969 | 47 | — | — | #1,137 |
| 1968 | 51 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1967 | 39 | — | — | #1,203 |
| 1966 | 32 | — | — | #1,350 |
| 1965 | 37 | — | — | #1,257 |
| 1964 | 56 | — | #6,160 | #1,072 |
| 1963 | 61 | — | — | #964 |
| 1962 | 70 | — | — | #909 |
| 1961 | 54 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1960 | 57 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1959 | 58 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1958 | 60 | — | — | #982 |
| 1957 | 41 | — | — | #1,219 |
| 1956 | 54 | — | — | #1,020 |
| 1955 | 93 | — | — | #757 |
| 1954 | 55 | — | — | #1,010 |
| 1953 | 74 | — | — | #836 |
| 1952 | 44 | — | — | #1,098 |
| 1951 | 38 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1950 | 42 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1949 | 50 | — | — | #986 |
| 1948 | 42 | — | — | #1,095 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | — | #1,193 |
| 1946 | 25 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | — | #1,797 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | — | #2,342 |
| 1943 | 24 | — | #4,826 | #1,652 |
| 1942 | 18 | — | — | #1,692 |
| 1941 | 17 | — | — | #1,706 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,709 |
| 1939 | 16 | — | — | #1,736 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | — | #1,918 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | — | #1,841 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,487 |
| 1935 | 17 | — | — | #1,721 |
| 1934 | 22 | — | — | #1,469 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,846 |
| 1932 | 26 | — | — | #1,362 |
| 1931 | 45 | — | — | #985 |
| 1930 | 59 | — | #4,703 | #911 |
| 1929 | 89 | — | — | #655 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | — | #2,898 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,351 |