Davie
Boy name · 11 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Davie: 11 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 5 births in 2025.
Davie is the classic Scottish diminutive of David, ultimately from the Hebrew root dôd, meaning “beloved,” and has been used as an independent given name in Scotland for centuries. Its most celebrated bearer is Davie Cooper, the Rangers and Scotland winger whose dazzling left foot made him a national treasure, while footballer-turned-commentator Davie Provan also carried the name with distinction. Places inspired by the root appear across the country, such as the town of St Davids in Wales, though the full form remains far more common in place names. A notable variant is the Gaelic Dàibhidh, but Davie itself feels intimately Scottish, evoking friendliness and tradition – it is a name that carries
Boy 3 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20255 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #5605 babies
- Total births
- 11since 1995
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y