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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1925

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 99 recorded years as a table

Davey, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1925	4
1928	8
1929	83
1930	49
1931	43
1932	25
1933	15
1934	21
1935	16
1936	9
1937	14
1938	13
1939	14
1940	7
1941	14
1942	13
1943	13
1944	7
1945	11
1946	15
1947	20
1948	24
1949	28
1950	23
1951	20
1952	23
1953	38
1954	27
1955	45
1956	26
1957	19
1958	28
1959	27
1960	27
1961	25
1962	34
1963	30
1964	25
1965	20
1966	18
1967	22
1968	29
1969	26
1970	31
1971	23
1972	26
1973	34
1974	24
1975	22
1976	32
1977	30
1978	36
1979	24
1980	22
1981	20
1982	21
1983	16
1984	11
1985	14
1986	15
1987	14
1988	15
1989	16
1990	10
1991	13
1992	13
1993	37
1994	39
1995	18
1996	17
1997	18
1998	13
1999	15
2000	7
2001	10
2002	15
2003	8
2004	7
2005	11
2006	9
2007	12
2008	7
2009	7
2010	14
2011	10
2012	9
2013	10
2014	9
2015	12
2016	11
2017	6
2018	13
2019	12
2020	17
2021	18
2022	20
2023	17
2024	19
2025	20

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Davey isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 34
Rank in 2025: #3,379
How rare: 1 in 50,237 boys
Since 1925: 3,346

Most popular in 1929, at 83 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 66% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.