Davie

#2,564 for girls in 2025, 68 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to boys 74.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1885 · 7 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,258
since 1880

Davie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #1,136, 1894peak #765, 1885girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,56468#8,9108
2024#3,08152#7,25711
2023#2,89158#8,2559
2022#3,22050#7,26211
2021#3,80139#8,1669
2020#4,00535#9,5547
2019#5,79821#12,1455
2018#5,78521#12,1565
2017#4,92227#10,7756
2016#6,90117#10,7446
2015#6,97717#10,6446
2014#8,05314#9,6427
2013#7,03117#8,7898
2012#11,2579—
2011#8,19614—
2010#10,45110#7,08711
2009#10,67910#6,09514
2008#11,5999#7,18711
2007#9,53912#10,9216
2006#15,1526#8,7328
2005#16,4625#6,63411
2004#9,89210#6,52011
2003#11,3258#5,55813
2002#12,1877#7,0559
2001#15,3525#7,5368
2000#10,7458#4,78515
1999#12,6886#4,53715
1998—#4,65014
1997—#4,45114
1996—#3,54919
1995#8,7669#6,4078
1994—#4,09415
1993#11,7806#3,50118
1992—#4,87211
1991—#3,22419
1990#8,5019#2,78023
1989—#2,98920
1988—#2,36725
1987#5,61313#2,21526
1986#10,9125#2,51021
1985#8,3187#2,42721
1984#9,1446#2,52919
1983—#2,01726
1982#8,2247#2,70917
1981#10,4115#2,41820
1980—#1,80831
1979—#1,94327
1978#9,7505#1,57036
1977—#1,74330
1976#9,2845#1,54135
1975#9,0675#1,83526
1974—#1,79026
1973—#2,21618
1972#6,5587#1,45334
1971#7,3886#1,41536
1970—#1,27842
1969#5,9747#1,18644
1968—#1,06848
1967#6,0426#1,11744
1966—#1,23737
1965—#1,10645
1964—#1,17243
1963#5,2967#1,09349
1962—#1,04653
1961#6,5675#1,03557
1960—#1,01757
1959#4,3009#1,01258
1958#5,4086#1,22240
1957#4,2029#1,06351
1956—#1,12945
1955#5,8285#94962
1954—#1,08248
1953#5,0406#1,18939
1952#4,9086#1,01350
1951#3,48210#99250
1950#3,6629#1,00648
1949#3,6129#1,22734
1948#5,2435#1,10741
1947#4,7646#1,36329
1946#3,03411#1,07641
1945#2,59812#1,12234
1944#4,0546#1,07038
1943#3,2499#1,03742
1942#3,1949#97047
1941#2,84610#1,12934
1940#2,9639#1,20831
1939#4,2505#1,08535
1938#3,4507#1,33725
1937#3,1468#1,26528
1936#2,38612#1,24328
1935#2,30513#1,16532
1934#3,1598#1,07737
1933#3,4067#96143
1932#3,9016#98045
1931#2,75010#1,03142
1930#3,0559#84160
1929#2,19115#85959
1928#3,7437#1,41327
1927#4,8055#1,24834
1926#3,8737#1,06443
1925#3,11610#1,45126
1924#4,0027#1,41428
1923#2,02119#1,21335
1922#2,29116#1,39628
1921#4,4646#1,06943
1920#2,73112#1,30031
1919#2,51513#98947
1918#3,8697#1,19234
1917#2,87910#1,64320
1916#3,9196#1,50522
1915#3,4347#1,21729
1914#2,12511#1,54516
1913#3,1875#1,44114
1912—#1,17416
1911#1,9567#1,3877
1910—#1,04510
1909#1,4719#1,4405
1908#2,1015#1,1137
1907——
1906—#1,1116
1905——
1904—#1,2055
1903—#1,1305
1902—#1,0136
1901#1,6795—
1900#1,3199—
1899——
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1897—#1,0575
1896——
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1894#1,1368#1,0745
1893——
1892#1,1717—
1891——
1890—#8846
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1886——
1885—#7657
1884——
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1882—#9435
1881——
1880—#8096
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Davie was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1884, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Davie is popular in 1932

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #441 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,667 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedLAMississippi: #387 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,957 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Davie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#387 · 1 in 3,957
  2. North Carolina#441 · 1 in 5,667

Best ever in a state: #195 in Mississippi, 1919.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#38751 in 3,957
North Carolina#44161 in 5,667
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Davie
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1,653 spots since 2024 (#7,257 → #8,910)
  • 644 spots since 2020 (#9,554 → #8,910)
  • 1,734 spots since 2015 (#10,644 → #8,910)
  • Biggest jump: 554 spots in 1929 (#1,413 → #859)
  • Biggest drop: 311 spots in 1920 (#989 → #1,300)
Rise & fade · boys
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1885 at #765 (7 births)
  • Births halved by 1886, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 1929–1930
Share of babies · boys
1 in 15,400
  • Highest: 1 in 15,400 boys born in 1885 were named Davie (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 213,509 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 15.1% of all boys named Davie (491) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2011
  • Mostly boys until 2010, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s18#765 (1885)#839
1890s16#884 (1890)#1,005
1900s34#1,013 (1902)#1,169
1910s215#989 (1919)#1,314
1920s354#859 (1929)#1,243
1930s375#841 (1930)#1,099
1940s371#970 (1942)#1,131
1950s491#949 (1955)#1,066
1960s477#1,017 (1960)#1,108
1970s310#1,278 (1970)#1,678
1980s226#1,808 (1980)#2,399
1990s156#2,780 (1990)#4,207
2000s106#4,785 (2000)#7,102
2010s54#7,087 (2010)#10,248
2020s55#7,257 (2024)#8,234

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Davie in 1932

girls
#3,901
6 births · 1 in 177,858 girls
boys
#980
45 births · 1 in 23,203 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #3,901Davie6

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #980Davie45
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 177,858 of them was named Davie, which outranked 23.5% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Davie
  1. #3,568Zellie7
  2. #3,568Zelphia7
  3. #3,568Zeola7
  4. #3,901Davie6
  5. #3,901Adalene6
  6. #3,901Adamae6
  7. #3,901Addis6
  8. #4,411Abbey5
  9. #4,411Adda5
  10. #4,411Adelita5

Tied with 509 names at #3,901; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 23,203 of them was named Davie, which outranked 77.1% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Davie
  1. #963Rudolf46
  2. #963Thornton46
  3. #963Verlyn46
  4. #980Davie45
  5. #980Adan45
  6. #980Arvel45
  7. #980Conley45
  8. #992Amado44
  9. #992Benjiman44
  10. #992Carmelo44

Tied with 11 names at #980; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1932 →