Davie
Davie is a surname, and a form of the masculine given name David.
Meaning & Origin of Davie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Davie is a surname, and a form of the masculine given name David.
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The Story of Davie
As a girl name
Davie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1892, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 60 Davies were born — ranking #2,804 that year. As of 2026, Davie ranks #2,804 for girls with 60 births, rising sharply (+94% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Davies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Davie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 62 Davies were born — ranking #949 that year. As of 2026, Davie ranks #7,224 for boys with 11 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Davies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Davie
Davie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Davie's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #949. Use the chart and map above to compare Davie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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