Davie
Davie is a surname, and a form of the masculine given name David.
- English
- Scottish
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Scottish
The Story of Davie
As a girl name
American parents first put Davie on the record books as a girl name in 1892, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 60 Davies were born — ranking #2,804 that year. About 30% of every Davie on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Davie ranks #2,804 for girls with 60 births, rising sharply (+94% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to 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. The name hit its high-water mark in 1955: 62 births, good for #949 nationwide. Davie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Davie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Davie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Davie
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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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.