Given name & surname
Davie
“Beloved”·“darling”
In English use, Davie is a diminutive of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Davie is a diminutive of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Davie is a diminutive of David. David is a Hebrew biblical name, although its precise Hebrew derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Davie is a diminutive of David. In English use, Davie is a diminutive of David. The shared background comes through David: One explanation connects David with a Hebrew nursery word meaning “darling.” This remains a proposed derivation rather than an established breakdown into separate elements.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Davie is a diminutive of David. The history of David gives this family its wider story. The biblical David is remembered as the young challenger of Goliath and later king of Israel. In Britain, the patron saint of Wales and two medieval Scottish kings gave the name further local associations.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Davie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,377
- 3,258 boys · 1,119 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 76
- #2,565 for girls · #9,100 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +110%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 17% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 68 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,565 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 120.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,101 as a first name in 2020; 3,308 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Davie’s family of names
In English usage, Davie is a diminutive of David. Davie has a related form in Davy. Davie is an affectionate form of David.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Davie
- Davie SelkeGerman footballer (born 1995)
- Davie CooperScottish footballer (1956-1995)
- Davie IronsScottish football managerborn 1961
- Davie WeirEnglish footballer (1863-1933)
- Davie WilsonScottish footballer1939–2022
- Davie BairdBritish association football player (1869-1946)
- Davie Sneddonfootball player and manager (born 1936)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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