Meaning and history
Davy is an English, Dutch, and French diminutive or variant of David. David comes from Hebrew Dawid, traditionally interpreted as “beloved.” The biblical King David, who defeats Goliath and rules Israel, gives the name enduring Jewish and Christian importance. Davy is also found as a surname but has long stood independently as a first name. Notable bearers include English chemist and inventor Humphry Davy’s namesake Davy Jones, a British singer and actor, and footballer Davy Klaassen.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 6 births, rank #15,405
2009: 5 births, rank #17,294
2010: 5 births, rank #16,992
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 10 births, rank #10,429
2013: 7 births, rank #13,150
2014: 9 births, rank #10,955
2015: 10 births, rank #10,148
20162016: 12 births, rank #8,875
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: 17 births, rank #6,792
2019: 19 births, rank #6,176
2020: 16 births, rank #6,923
20212021: 34 births, rank #4,167
2022: 22 births, rank #5,638
2023: 24 births, rank #5,248
2024: 20 births, rank #5,962
20252025: 20 births, rank #5,917
Davy moved from #972 to #974 for boys between 1958 and 1968. Its highest annual birth count came in 1955, with 195 births.