Name meaning & stats
Davey
Davey means “beloved” (Hebrew origin). 3,227 US babies since 1940, peak 1955.
What it means
“beloved”
HebrewPet form of David
In US birth records
Peak year: 1955
3,227 US babies were named Davey between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Davey (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 27% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1955)