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How popular is the name Davey?
Births per year, rank history and how many Daveys are alive today.
Davey (male) is a shortened form of the name David. Although Davey itself was given to 13 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1897th as a registered name), most Daveys are registered as David, which ranked 73rd in 2025 with 712 babies.
Most people called Davey are registered as David, and share that name's profile: the David you are most likely to meet is around 63 years old. Half of all Davids born in England and Wales are between 51 and 75, and there are at least 910,000 of them alive today. Only some Davids go by Davey.
How many babies are named Davey or David each year?
Combined registrations of David, Davey. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does David rank as a registered name?
Where does Davey rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Davey short for David?
Yes - Davey is a shortened form of David. Daveys are usually registered as David at birth.
When was the name Davey most popular?
The full name David peaked in 1964, when around 26,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Davey itself peaked as a registered name in 2007, with 30 babies.
How many people are called Davey?
There's no official count of people who go by Davey, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 910,000 people registered as David born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Davey.
How old is the typical Davey?
Most people called Davey are registered as David. Most living Davids are between 51 and 75; the most common age is about 63.
Is Davey becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.