Dove
Dove was the 1487th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 144 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 639th; the most babies were born in 2025 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,578 places. More babies were named Dove in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings
- Rank in 2025
- #1,487 girls, up 1,618 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 144girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025144 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,473babies recorded
Dove popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 37 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,487 | 144 |
| 2020 | #3,105 | 51 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #12,159 | 7 |
| 1990 | #8,685 | 9 |
| 1980 | #9,399 | 6 |
| 1970 | #5,502 | 9 |
| 1960 | #6,618 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,126 | 12 |
| 1890 | #1,124 | 7 |
| 1880 | #639 | 8 |
How popular is Dove, counting every spelling?
Dove has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,376 for girls in 2025, against #1,487 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Dove?
144 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dove (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dove born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 58 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dove.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dove?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Dove are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 2 and 27. That makes Dove a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dove by state
How common Dove was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dove: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dove, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dove
How popular is the name Dove?
Dove was the 1487th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 144 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 639th; the most babies were born in 2025 (144). Over the last ten years it has moved up 5,578 places. More babies were named Dove in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Dove a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dove in the US.
Where is Dove most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dove was most common in Ohio (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Washington.