Davey

Davey is a male given name: 98% of people named Davey are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 98%Female 2%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 98% male / 2% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 3,108 male / 67 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Davey

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Davey," in English, "Guten Tag Davey," in German. Davey is a male given name: about 98% of people named Davey are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Davey,

German

Guten Tag Davey,

French

Bonjour Davey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Davey:

Chinese

Davey您好：

Japanese

Davey様

English

Hi Davey,

German

Hi Davey,

French

Salut Davey,

Spanish

Hola Davey,

Chinese

Davey你好：

Japanese

Daveyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Davey by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

3,108 male · 67 female · 3,175 births recorded

Male 98%Female 2%

Since 1980: 95% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Davey a male or female name?

Davey is a male given name: 98% of people named Davey are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Davey in an email?

Is Davey a unisex name?

Davey is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Davey are men. Davey leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Davey a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/davey (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_davey,
  title  = {Is Davey a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/davey},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}