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Davey

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What official birth registration shows about Davey: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #865 to #4702.199820032008201320182025#865#4702
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1458
1997#1052
1998#1188
1999#2097
2000#1002
2001#1467
2002#1799
2003#1629
2004#1347
2005#1246
2006#1469
2007#865
2008#1596
2009#1859
2010#2036
2011#2039
2012#1756
2013#1617
2014#2459
2015#1442
2016#2335
2017#1546
2018#2445
2019#4702
2020#1825
2022#2320
2024#2088
2025#1897

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 28 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1897 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2007–2025

    Highest recorded position: #362 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2007–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1897 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #362 in Republic of Ireland in 2023.

Davey's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#189713HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#208811HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#23209HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#182512HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#47023HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#24458HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#154616HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#23359HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#144217HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#24598HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#161714HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#175613HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#203910HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#203610HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#185911HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#159613HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#86530HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#146913HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#124616HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#134713HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#16299HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#14679HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#100215HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#20975HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#118811HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#105213HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#14588HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#36210HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#6314HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Davey is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Davey, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2007Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202319962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202528#865 in 2007
Republic of Ireland2007–20255#362 in 2023

Its high point came 16 years earlier in England and Wales (2007) than in Republic of Ireland (2023).

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What is known about Davey

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #362 in Republic of Ireland in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.